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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 819 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
  2. 2.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
  3. 3.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  5. 5.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) heat
  6. 6.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
  7. 7.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) jumps (c) sleeps (d) flows
  8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  9. 9.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) bow
  10. 10.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helping (d) helper
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) king (d) boy
  12. 12.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
  13. 13.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) kite (c) shoes (d) medicine
  14. 14.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
  16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
  17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) victory
  18. 18.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) open (c) close (d) paint
  19. 19.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
  20. 20.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) polite (d) greedy
  21. 21.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) choose (d) fix
  22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
  23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
  24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) elephant (d) toothpaste
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
  26. 26.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadness (b) saddness (c) sadeness (d) sadnes
  27. 27.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) chick
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
  30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) window
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
  33. 33.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cried (b) whispered (c) cheered (d) slept
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) exclude (c) borrow (d) sink
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) sunset (d) answer
  36. 36.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
  37. 37.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) bee (d) chair
  38. 38.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) pal (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) teacher
  39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) select (c) carry (d) sleep

Answer key

  1. no
  2. visit again
  3. -er
  4. they're
  5. save
  6. tail
  7. flows
  8. mis-
  9. bow
  10. helpless
  11. boy
  12. -ness
  13. medicine
  14. hour
  15. gift – present
  16. calf
  17. answer
  18. close
  19. not kind
  20. polite
  21. fix
  22. two
  23. herd
  24. toothpaste
  25. arrive – depart
  26. sadness
  27. not well
  28. chick
  29. by
  30. herd
  31. question
  32. brave – cowardly
  33. cheered
  34. exclude
  35. sunset
  36. cell
  37. bee
  38. pal
  39. deep – shallow
  40. select

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