Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 809 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
2. 2.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) chair (d) cup
3. 3.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) loud (d) fast
4. 4.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) castle (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
6. 6.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) not common (b) common again (c) common before (d) common wrongly
7. 7.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
8. 8.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) shout (b) eat (c) sit (d) whisper
9. 9.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint again (b) not paint (c) paint before (d) paint wrongly
10. 10.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) unread (c) disread (d) misread
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) gentle (b) cold (c) dark (d) hot
12. 12.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
13. 13.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) grandmother
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) fleet
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) ill – sick
16. 16.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
17. 17.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) silliness (c) sillyness (d) sillines
18. 18.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kinder (c) kindly (d) kindness
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
20. 20.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) tiny (c) famous (d) empty
21. 21.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
22. 22.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) carful (c) careful (d) caerful
23. 23.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) sleepy (c) foolish (d) clever
24. 24.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) book (d) fall
25. 25.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) fresh (b) tired (c) cold (d) asleep
26. 26.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) unfill (c) refill (d) disfill
27. 27.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) names (c) named (d) nameless
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) kitchen (c) jellyfish (d) quickly
29. 29.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
31. 31.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) excited (c) delighted (d) worried
32. 32.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) clever (d) poor
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
34. 34.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) feared (c) missed (d) lost
35. 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
37. 37.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) mother (d) sister
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) exit (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
39. 39.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carer (b) careful (c) carefully (d) careless
40. 40.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-

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