Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 862 · 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 “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) classroom
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
5. 5.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) sang (c) waited (d) ate
6. 6.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) stale (c) fresh (d) old
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) haircut (c) banana (d) running
8. 8.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) flower (c) bag (d) chair
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
10. 10.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) stop (c) begin (d) repair
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
12. 12.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) ate (c) painted (d) unlocked
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
15. 15.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
16. 16.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave wrongly
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) happiness (c) sunflower (d) tomato
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) herd (b) pride (c) flock (d) bundle
19. 19.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) wrote (b) writer (c) writing (d) written
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) class (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
22. 22.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troop (d) swarm
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
28. 28.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) headmistress (d) hostess
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) wet (c) modern (d) tiny
30. 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
31. 31.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
32. 32.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) lazy (b) serious (c) careless (d) bored
33. 33.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
34. 34.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) flowers (d) ships
35. 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
36. 36.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) rich (d) quick
37. 37.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) hen (d) frog
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) swift (c) lazy (d) slow
39. 39.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) break (d) fix
40. 40.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) cow (d) lion

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