Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 865 · 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 does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) understand before
2. 2.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) superior (c) late (d) modern
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) rough (c) late (d) honest
6. 6.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) fish (c) milk (d) pen
7. 7.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
8. 8.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thanking
9. 9.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pride
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) troop (c) bunch (d) flock
12. 12.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) little (c) brave (d) giant
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) herd (c) pride (d) bunch
14. 14.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) pal (c) teacher (d) enemy
15. 15.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
16. 16.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) rude (d) polite
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
18. 18.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
21. 21.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) fall (b) pen (c) book (d) chair
22. 22.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
23. 23.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) sweet (c) early (d) hard
24. 24.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) eagle (d) owl
25. 25.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) uncle (d) duke
26. 26.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) sleepy (c) polite (d) obedient
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
28. 28.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
29. 29.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
31. 31.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
32. 32.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) awake (c) asleep (d) late
33. 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) fill before (d) not fill
34. 34.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
35. 35.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) cooks (c) plants (d) reads
36. 36.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
37. 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) previsit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
38. 38.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
39. 39.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful

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