Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 808 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) castle (c) chair (d) pen
2. 2.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) fish (c) chair (d) milk
3. 3.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) rides (c) throws (d) eats
4. 4.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) bees (d) whales
5. 5.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) eat (c) listen (d) talk
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
7. 7.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) clever (d) angry
8. 8.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) glasses
9. 9.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) prewell (d) rewell
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
11. 11.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual again (d) usual wrongly
12. 12.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) brother
13. 13.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) not visit
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
15. 15.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) sang (b) songs (c) singing (d) singer
16. 16.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sticks (d) sailors
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
19. 19.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) light (d) chair
20. 20.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) precheck (c) recheck (d) mischeck
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
22. 22.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well before
23. 23.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) popcorn (c) umbrella (d) quickly
25. 25.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) shoes (c) homework (d) medicine
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
27. 27.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) bold (c) quick (d) timid
28. 28.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ful
29. 29.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) thing
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) window (c) journey (d) question
33. 33.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) proud (c) found (d) ripe
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) bedroom (d) beautiful
35. 35.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) safe wrongly (d) not safe
36. 36.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
37. 37.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) muddy (c) dirty (d) clean
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) brave (c) modern (d) early
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
40. 40.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) tired (c) lively (d) fresh

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