Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 855 · 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 “talk”? (a) sleep (b) hear (c) run (d) speak
2. 2.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
3. 3.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
4. 4.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe before
5. 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay again
6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) honest wrongly
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) pride
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) quiet (b) wide (c) rich (d) ancient
10. 10.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
11. 11.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
12. 12.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
13. 13.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) not continue (c) continue again (d) continue wrongly
14. 14.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
15. 15.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook wrongly (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) not cook
16. 16.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) yellow (c) tomato (d) quickly
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) journey (c) victory (d) success
19. 19.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) clever (d) poor
20. 20.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) timid (d) bold
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
23. 23.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) bored (b) excited (c) sleepy (d) tired
24. 24.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) tiger (d) king
25. 25.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) man (d) king
26. 26.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) ate (c) cooked (d) painted
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
28. 28.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) question (c) travel (d) sleep
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) calf (d) puppy
31. 31.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) caught (c) missed (d) washed
32. 32.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) hungry (c) rich (d) afraid
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
34. 34.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) read (c) hurry (d) wait
35. 35.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) slowely (c) sloly (d) slowley
36. 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
37. 37.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) happiness (c) elephant (d) headache
39. 39.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) old (c) stale (d) fresh
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) pride (b) swarm (c) flock (d) range

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