Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 817 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) rough (d) late
2. 2.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) polite (c) present (d) ancient
6. 6.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) sour (c) fresh (d) cold
7. 7.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) cows (d) sailors
8. 8.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softly (c) softness (d) softer
9. 9.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) chair (b) man (c) pen (d) cup
10. 10.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) fish
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
12. 12.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) colony
14. 14.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
15. 15.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) butterfly (d) hen
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
17. 17.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
18. 18.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
19. 19.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) drinks (c) sleeps (d) eats
20. 20.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
21. 21.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) sing (b) rest (c) eat (d) rush
22. 22.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) aunt (d) duchess
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) duckling (d) kitten
24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) unclear
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) thieves
26. 26.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) wolves (c) flowers (d) cows
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
28. 28.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) froze (c) slept (d) boiled
29. 29.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) unhappy (b) happily (c) happier (d) happiness
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) minority (c) victory (d) question
31. 31.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) peahen
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) honest (d) brave
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) in – out
34. 34.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) careless (d) rude
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) flat (c) short (d) tall
36. 36.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) firefly (d) umbrella
38. 38.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) early (c) modern (d) victory
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start

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