Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 816 · 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: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) full (c) empty (d) short
2. 2.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadley (c) sadly (d) sadely
3. 3.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) refused (c) helped (d) stopped
4. 4.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) disequal (d) unequal
5. 5.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) revisit (c) unvisit (d) misvisit
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) herd (c) band (d) fleet
7. 7.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) short (c) thin (d) fat
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) flock
10. 10.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
11. 11.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powered (c) powerful (d) powerless
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) duckling (c) cub (d) kitten
13. 13.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) softly (c) slowly (d) loudly
14. 14.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) goat (d) duck
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) rude (c) lazy (d) brave
16. 16.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) geese (d) ships
17. 17.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
19. 19.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindniss (c) kindnes (d) kindness
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
21. 21.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) honest (d) modern
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) rude (c) quiet (d) lazy
24. 24.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) grapes (d) stairs
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) shout (b) run (c) sink (d) borrow
26. 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
27. 27.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painter (c) painted (d) painting
28. 28.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) unhappy
29. 29.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) shy (c) busy (d) tall
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) teacher
31. 31.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
32. 32.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) wife (b) niece (c) aunt (d) daughter
33. 33.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) lively (c) fresh (d) tired
34. 34.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) eats (c) reads (d) rides
35. 35.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) soldiers (d) grapes
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) tomato (c) kitchen (d) bookshelf
37. 37.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) sheep (d) lions
38. 38.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) moos (c) smiles (d) sings
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
40. 40.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) cloudy (d) sunny

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