Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 815 · 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.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) nun
2. 2.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
4. 4.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) useless (c) uselesss (d) useles
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) bookshelf (c) kitchen (d) quickly
6. 6.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe wrongly
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) kitchen (c) banana (d) butterfly
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
11. 11.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
12. 12.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carer (b) careless (c) carefully (d) careful
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
15. 15.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) pack (c) flock (d) fleet
17. 17.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
18. 18.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazier (c) lazily (d) laziness
19. 19.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) cow (d) hen
20. 20.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) ate (c) sang (d) waited
21. 21.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happyly (c) happly (d) happily
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
23. 23.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
24. 24.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) bull (d) king
25. 25.Which word means “build again”? (a) misbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) disbuild
26. 26.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) weather (c) change (d) shoes
27. 27.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) tree (d) bell
28. 28.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) afraid (c) rich (d) hungry
29. 29.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) prince (c) hero (d) actor
30. 30.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
31. 31.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) rich (d) quick
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
33. 33.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) hurry (b) wait (c) read (d) sleep
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
35. 35.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) not heat
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) chick
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) generous (c) rude (d) quiet
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
39. 39.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) corn (d) shoe
40. 40.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) hero (d) god

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