Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 825 · 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: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) waste (b) spill (c) burn (d) save
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) class (c) fleet (d) herd
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) lazy (d) polite
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) generous (d) selfish
7. 7.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) unhappy (c) happily (d) happiness
8. 8.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
9. 9.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) giant (c) brave (d) little
10. 10.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) story (b) smile (c) song (d) siren
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) polite (b) selfish (c) early (d) brave
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) sink (d) run
13. 13.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) shelf (b) sun (c) rain (d) milk
14. 14.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) niece (d) queen
15. 15.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) not read (c) read before (d) read wrongly
16. 16.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) ate (c) drank (d) threw
17. 17.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) fish (d) milk
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) early (d) transparent
19. 19.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) huge (c) heavy (d) tall
20. 20.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
22. 22.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) wet (d) sad
23. 23.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) careless (c) rude (d) patient
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) polite (c) late (d) ancient
26. 26.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) waited (d) ate
27. 27.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) whales (c) cows (d) bees
28. 28.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) soldiers (c) ships (d) grapes
29. 29.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
30. 30.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) father (c) uncle (d) brother
31. 31.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) lazy (c) careless (d) rude
32. 32.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) polite (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) rude
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
34. 34.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) break (c) open (d) paint
35. 35.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happyly
36. 36.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) fleet
39. 39.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) nameless (c) named (d) names
40. 40.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum

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