Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 834 · 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.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderfull (c) wonderful (d) wonderfel
2. 2.Which word means “not fair”? (a) disfair (b) misfair (c) refair (d) unfair
3. 3.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) room
4. 4.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darken (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darkly
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
6. 6.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
7. 7.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrly (c) angrilly (d) angrily
8. 8.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) cows
9. 9.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) listen (c) eat (d) talk
10. 10.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) gosling (c) calf (d) kid
13. 13.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) thin (c) big (d) sad
14. 14.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) healthy (b) proud (c) tall (d) ill
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
16. 16.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) lost (c) missed (d) feared
17. 17.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) bold (b) tiny (c) lazy (d) scared
18. 18.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) castle (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) army (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) flock
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) exit
21. 21.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kinder
22. 22.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) select (d) carry
23. 23.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) sister (d) daughter
24. 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
25. 25.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) fish (c) ships (d) keys
26. 26.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
28. 28.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) cloudy (c) clear (d) sunny
29. 29.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) grove
31. 31.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) ewe (d) mare
32. 32.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) smiles (c) sings (d) moos
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
34. 34.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) ships (c) grapes (d) keys
35. 35.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) ground (c) cup (d) milk
36. 36.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) slept (c) flew (d) boiled
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
38. 38.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) daughter
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) foolish (c) brave (d) ancient
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent

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