Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 839 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
2. 2.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) whales (c) keys (d) bees
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) float
4. 4.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
6. 6.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
7. 7.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) heavy (c) small (d) empty
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) range (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
9. 9.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearfully (c) fearful (d) fearless
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) foolish (c) polite (d) brave
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) two (c) too
12. 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) clear before (d) not clear
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
14. 14.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cow (d) cat
15. 15.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) tall (c) huge (d) heavy
16. 16.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writar (c) writer (d) writter
17. 17.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
21. 21.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) answer (c) roof (d) journey
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
24. 24.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) clear (c) empty (d) crowded
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) early (c) deep (d) honest
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) crowd (b) litter (c) fleet (d) pride
28. 28.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
29. 29.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
30. 30.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) bow (c) milk (d) chair
31. 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) late (c) ancient (d) polite
34. 34.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) rides (b) throws (c) reads (d) eats
35. 35.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) singers (d) cows
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
38. 38.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-

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