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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 873 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
  2. 2.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happily (c) happiest (d) happiness
  3. 3.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) playing (c) player (d) played
  4. 4.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
  5. 5.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) hardworking (c) careless (d) rude
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) grandfather (c) son (d) nephew
  7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
  8. 8.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slowest (c) slowly (d) slower
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) fish (c) keys (d) ships
  10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) rude (c) quiet (d) lazy
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
  12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  13. 13.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) duck (d) hen
  14. 14.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) hard (c) noisy (d) simple
  15. 15.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) rude (d) careless
  16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) herd (c) bunch (d) pride
  17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
  18. 18.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) excited (c) proud (d) delighted
  19. 19.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
  20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
  21. 21.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) sillines (c) sillyness (d) silliness
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) thieves (c) ships (d) cows
  23. 23.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) hero (c) god (d) prince
  24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) superior (c) late (d) honest
  26. 26.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) wolves (c) cows (d) flowers
  27. 27.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) shared (c) wasted (d) hid
  28. 28.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
  29. 29.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) cleans (b) hides (c) breaks (d) dirties
  30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) polite (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) mispaint
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
  33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) full – empty
  34. 34.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) tree
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) waiter
  36. 36.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfol (c) helpful (d) helpfull
  37. 37.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) loud (c) late (d) asleep
  38. 38.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) cup (d) man
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) frog (d) hen
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) lazy (c) bold (d) scared

Answer key

  1. deep – shallow
  2. happily
  3. player
  4. road
  5. hardworking
  6. grandfather
  7. not honest
  8. slowly
  9. fish
  10. generous
  11. knows
  12. pre-
  13. duck
  14. simple
  15. patient
  16. school
  17. choose – select
  18. worried
  19. flew
  20. borrow – lend
  21. silliness
  22. thieves
  23. god
  24. mend – repair
  25. superior
  26. flowers
  27. shared
  28. -er
  29. cleans
  30. polite
  31. repaint
  32. rough – smooth
  33. ill – sick
  34. chair
  35. waiter
  36. helpful
  37. asleep
  38. man
  39. frog
  40. bold

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