Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 875 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
2. 2.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) road (c) roof (d) river
3. 3.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) bull (c) emperor (d) prince
4. 4.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) rise (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
5. 5.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) weather (b) road (c) shoes (d) change
6. 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) pride (c) flight (d) herd
8. 8.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
9. 9.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) lion (d) bull
10. 10.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
11. 11.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimer (c) swimmar (d) swimmer
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) swarm
13. 13.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) side (d) milk
14. 14.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) friend (c) cousin (d) stranger
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) kitchen (c) elephant (d) beautiful
16. 16.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
17. 17.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) uncle (d) brother
18. 18.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happier (c) happily (d) happiest
19. 19.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) flowers (c) drops (d) pieces
20. 20.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) ball (d) rice
21. 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) dry (c) quick (d) cold
23. 23.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
24. 24.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) sick (c) well (d) kind
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pod (c) herd (d) pride
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) running (c) tomato (d) snowman
28. 28.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) busy (d) kind
29. 29.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) painted (b) threw (c) drank (d) ate
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) happiness (c) handbag (d) elephant
31. 31.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) bell (d) tree
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
33. 33.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckyly (c) lukily (d) luckily
34. 34.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
35. 35.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggar (b) diger (c) diggor (d) digger
36. 36.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) corn (b) shoe (c) pen (d) tree
37. 37.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) proud (c) frightened (d) delighted
38. 38.Which word means “not obey”? (a) misobey (b) unobey (c) disobey (d) preobey
39. 39.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weaker (c) weakness (d) weakly
40. 40.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) hot (c) cold (d) dry

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