Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 849 · 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 “clever”? (a) tired (b) rude (c) smart (d) lazy
2. 2.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) prince (d) duke
3. 3.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) flooded (c) dusty (d) dry
4. 4.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit again (d) visit before
5. 5.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) mountains (d) cows
6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
7. 7.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
8. 8.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
9. 9.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) spill (c) waste (d) save
10. 10.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) bored (c) excited (d) sleepy
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) early (c) modern (d) wide
12. 12.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeward (c) homely (d) homeless
13. 13.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) grapes
14. 14.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) bright (c) dark (d) dull
15. 15.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) aunt (d) niece
16. 16.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) judges (d) cows
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) run (d) sink
18. 18.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
19. 19.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
20. 20.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
21. 21.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) feathers (c) bubbles (d) pebbles
22. 22.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
24. 24.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) chair (b) bowl (c) milk (d) pen
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
26. 26.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) gang (c) fleet (d) litter
28. 28.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) boy (c) uncle (d) husband
29. 29.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) pack (c) flock (d) fleet
31. 31.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) bedroom (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) umbrella
33. 33.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) people (c) grapes (d) keys
34. 34.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) sorry (c) afraid (d) glad
35. 35.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
37. 37.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
38. 38.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
39. 39.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
40. 40.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadness (b) sadnes (c) sadeness (d) saddness

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