Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 868 · 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 “rush”? (a) wait (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) read
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
3. 3.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) sillines (c) sillyness (d) silliness
4. 4.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) blame (d) borrow
6. 6.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) quick (c) happy (d) angry
7. 7.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) loud (c) busy (d) kind
8. 8.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shopper (c) shoper (d) shopor
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
10. 10.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint again (c) paint before (d) not paint
11. 11.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) bowl
12. 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) butterfly (c) animal (d) quickly
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) choir (d) herd
16. 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
17. 17.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) niece (d) queen
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) bedroom (d) banana
20. 20.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) misheat
21. 21.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) drank (d) painted
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) swarm (b) flock (c) herd (d) cabinet
23. 23.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) bee (b) chair (c) shoe (d) pen
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
26. 26.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
27. 27.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) hero (d) host
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) journey (c) roof (d) question
29. 29.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) quick (d) rich
30. 30.Which word means “not usual”? (a) preusual (b) unusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
31. 31.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) above (c) under (d) beside
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) gift – present
35. 35.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) empty (c) small (d) light
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) pod (c) swarm (d) herd
37. 37.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) ants
38. 38.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) rich – poor

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