Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 851 · 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 kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
2. 2.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) drove (c) washed (d) caught
3. 3.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) rest (d) rush
4. 4.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
5. 5.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ness
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) polite (c) lazy (d) tall
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
8. 8.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
10. 10.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) bubbles (b) leaves (c) pebbles (d) feathers
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) calf
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) big – small
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
15. 15.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
16. 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
17. 17.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) empty (c) dark (d) bright
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) tomato (d) eyebrow
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) lend (c) float (d) arrive
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) honest (c) clever (d) foolish
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) colony
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
24. 24.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) easy (c) early (d) sweet
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
26. 26.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) tall (c) rude (d) lazy
27. 27.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) grandmother (d) yellow
30. 30.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
31. 31.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpful (c) helpfull (d) helpfol
32. 32.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) drove (c) driving (d) driver
33. 33.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) uncommon (c) discommon (d) miscommon
34. 34.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) ships (c) keys (d) bees
35. 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
36. 36.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) choose (c) refuse (d) jump
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) fawn
38. 38.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) ate (b) drank (c) wore (d) threw
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
40. 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-

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