Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 812 · 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.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) glad
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) teacher (c) airport (d) beautiful
3. 3.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) sleep (c) travel (d) question
4. 4.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) big – large
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) elephant (c) happiness (d) notebook
7. 7.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) clean (c) muddy (d) dirty
8. 8.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little
10. 10.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) drank (c) ate (d) threw
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) eyebrow (b) beautiful (c) kitchen (d) elephant
12. 12.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
13. 13.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
14. 14.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
16. 16.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) angry (c) tired (d) excited
17. 17.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) ball (d) rice
18. 18.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) cows (c) ships (d) singers
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) blame
20. 20.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) reread (d) preread
21. 21.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) flowers (c) ships (d) wolves
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) troop
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) wise (c) early (d) modern
24. 24.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
25. 25.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
26. 26.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) river (d) present
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) colony (c) fleet (d) herd
28. 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
29. 29.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) tiny (c) scared (d) bold
30. 30.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
31. 31.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farmer (d) farming
32. 32.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) close (c) open (d) paint
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) pancake (b) quickly (c) banana (d) elephant
34. 34.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
35. 35.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well again (c) well wrongly (d) well before
36. 36.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) son
37. 37.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) rock (d) tree
38. 38.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
40. 40.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) throws (c) reads (d) eats

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