Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 844 · 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 word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) glad (c) tired (d) rude
2. 2.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
4. 4.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) light (d) pen
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
7. 7.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
8. 8.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) washed (c) missed (d) drove
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
10. 10.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) bride (b) aunt (c) queen (d) lady
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) fleet (b) crowd (c) pride (d) litter
13. 13.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) dancers
14. 14.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) side (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) popcorn (c) yellow (d) tomato
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) fruits (d) branches
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
19. 19.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) grew (c) wilted (d) bloomed
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) sunflower (c) quickly (d) elephant
21. 21.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) jumps (c) flies (d) flows
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) bundle (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
24. 24.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) heavy (c) small (d) light
25. 25.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) pieces (c) drops (d) colours
26. 26.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) pig
27. 27.Which word means “without power”? (a) powering (b) powered (c) powerless (d) powerful
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) journey (b) entrance (c) question (d) window
29. 29.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) clever (c) angry (d) slow
30. 30.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
31. 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
32. 32.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) miscook
33. 33.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
34. 34.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpful (c) helpless (d) helper
35. 35.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) cup (d) fly
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) fleet (d) herd
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) starfish (d) yellow
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
40. 40.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopper (b) shopor (c) shoppar (d) shoper

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