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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 831 · 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.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) grew (c) froze (d) melted
  2. 2.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) dull (d) bright
  3. 3.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) soft (c) sweet (d) quiet
  4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
  5. 5.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
  6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) cows (d) singers
  8. 8.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) louder (c) loudness (d) loudly
  9. 9.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darkness (c) darker (d) darken
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
  11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
  12. 12.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) not continue (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) continue before
  13. 13.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
  14. 14.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) roof (d) exit
  16. 16.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
  17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) team (d) flock
  18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) toothbrush (c) happiness (d) elephant
  19. 19.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) mother (d) chair
  20. 20.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) change (c) weather (d) shoes
  21. 21.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) cup (d) chair
  22. 22.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) slept (b) barked (c) swam (d) flew
  23. 23.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) bees (d) grapes
  24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) flock (c) string (d) herd
  25. 25.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) misagree
  26. 26.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) lead wrongly
  27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
  28. 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join wrongly (d) join again
  29. 29.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) cup (d) ground
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) journey (c) roof (d) answer
  31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
  32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) lazy (c) quiet (d) rude
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) whisper (d) refuse
  34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) playground (c) quickly (d) running
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) cheap (d) early
  36. 36.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silliness (b) sillines (c) sillyness (d) silines
  37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bench (d) flock
  38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
  39. 39.Which word means “not usual”? (a) disusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) misusual
  40. 40.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) father

Answer key

  1. melted
  2. bright
  3. loud
  4. victory – defeat
  5. here
  6. begin – start
  7. singers
  8. loudly
  9. darkness
  10. shout – yell
  11. quick – fast
  12. not continue
  13. -less
  14. they're
  15. exit
  16. meat
  17. team
  18. toothbrush
  19. mother
  20. change
  21. man
  22. slept
  23. cows
  24. string
  25. disagree
  26. lead wrongly
  27. pre-
  28. join again
  29. ground
  30. sunset
  31. blame
  32. generous
  33. refuse
  34. playground
  35. cheap
  36. silliness
  37. bench
  38. arrive – depart
  39. unusual
  40. father

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