Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 874 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
2. 2.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) people (d) grapes
3. 3.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) unread (b) misread (c) preread (d) reread
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
5. 5.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
6. 6.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) bored (c) delighted (d) angry
7. 7.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) chair (d) fly
8. 8.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
10. 10.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) river (d) present
11. 11.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) lions
12. 12.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
14. 14.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
16. 16.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) room (d) tree
17. 17.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) unlead (c) prelead (d) dislead
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
19. 19.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
20. 20.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) pen (c) ball (d) cup
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
22. 22.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) grapes (c) ships (d) keys
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) sunflower (c) animal (d) quickly
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) classroom (d) banana
25. 25.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
26. 26.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) to (c) too
27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) bright (c) tiny (d) dull
29. 29.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) bored (b) worried (c) pleased (d) angry
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) quick (b) rude (c) honest (d) heavy
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) lend (c) win (d) arrive
32. 32.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) swan (c) horse (d) cat
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
34. 34.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) tall (c) shy (d) busy
35. 35.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindest (b) kinder (c) kindness (d) kindly
36. 36.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painter (c) painted (d) paints
37. 37.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) bold (c) timid (d) quick
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) daylight (d) teacher
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
40. 40.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair

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