Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 82 · 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: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) funny (c) scary (d) boring
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
4. 4.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) prebehave (c) rebehave (d) misbehave
5. 5.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
6. 6.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) uncommon
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) journey (c) failure (d) answer
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) army (c) flock (d) swarm
9. 9.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) mountains
10. 10.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) grapes
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
12. 12.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
15. 15.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careless (b) careful (c) carefully (d) carer
16. 16.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) reobey (d) disobey
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
18. 18.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
19. 19.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) horse (b) chair (c) milk (d) pen
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
21. 21.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) happiness (c) headache (d) running
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
25. 25.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) seeds (c) branches (d) roots
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
30. 30.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand before (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
31. 31.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painted (b) painless (c) painter (d) painful
32. 32.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) lions (d) ships
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) early (c) wide (d) kind
34. 34.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) corn (c) shoe (d) pen
35. 35.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitifull (c) pityful (d) pitiful
36. 36.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadely (c) sadly (d) sadley
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) public (b) polite (c) early (d) ancient
38. 38.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) above (c) beside (d) below
39. 39.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
40. 40.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) stairs (d) grapes

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