Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 846 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
2. 2.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) cows (d) whales
3. 3.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) honest (d) rude
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
6. 6.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) bright (c) soft (d) wet
7. 7.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
8. 8.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkeness (c) darckness (d) darkness
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) melted (c) grew (d) slept
10. 10.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sleep (c) sing (d) jump
11. 11.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) drank (b) ate (c) wrote (d) swam
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
14. 14.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
15. 15.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
16. 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
17. 17.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) stale (c) soft (d) warm
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) humble (c) modern (d) rich
19. 19.Which word means “write again”? (a) prewrite (b) unwrite (c) diswrite (d) rewrite
20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
21. 21.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow before (c) not allow (d) allow again
22. 22.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) throws (d) reads
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) football (c) animal (d) beautiful
24. 24.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
25. 25.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
27. 27.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) dog (d) hen
28. 28.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) taught (c) teachable (d) teacher
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
30. 30.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
31. 31.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) cup (c) pen (d) work
32. 32.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
34. 34.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
37. 37.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) fish
38. 38.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) man
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) brave (c) polite (d) ancient
40. 40.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) shining (c) singing (d) raining

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