Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 853 · 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.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) god (c) king (d) hero
2. 2.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
3. 3.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
4. 4.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
5. 5.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) sing (c) eat (d) rush
6. 6.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) proud (c) excited (d) delighted
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) moonlight (d) happiness
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) polite (c) wet (d) lazy
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) herd
10. 10.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) drops (c) pieces (d) colours
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) herd (c) band (d) flock
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) fleet
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) chick
16. 16.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) prespell (c) unspell (d) respell
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) notebook (b) banana (c) running (d) quickly
18. 18.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimer (d) swimmer
19. 19.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
20. 20.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) paint (c) clap (d) hide
21. 21.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) hurry (c) sleep (d) read
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) railway (c) yellow (d) kitchen
23. 23.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) cleans (c) dirties (d) hides
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) bunch
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
28. 28.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
29. 29.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
30. 30.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
31. 31.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) bees
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
33. 33.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
34. 34.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) ground (d) pen
35. 35.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) heavy (b) boring (c) interesting (d) dull
36. 36.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) rude (b) greedy (c) polite (d) lazy
37. 37.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) bag (d) rice
38. 38.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) glad (c) hungry (d) rude
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) light – dark
40. 40.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) brother (b) son (c) father (d) uncle

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