Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 876 · 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.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) room (c) milk (d) tree
2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) foal
4. 4.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
5. 5.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
6. 6.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) precount (c) uncount (d) miscount
7. 7.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) delighted (b) worried (c) proud (d) excited
8. 8.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) softer (c) bigger (d) thinner
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) minimum (b) modern (c) victory (d) early
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) kitten (c) cub (d) foal
11. 11.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) room (d) pen
12. 12.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
13. 13.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) queen
14. 14.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ful
15. 15.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) band (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
17. 17.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) salty (c) fresh (d) tasty
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) animal (c) teacher (d) wheelchair
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
20. 20.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) heavy (c) small (d) light
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) kind (c) modern (d) early
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) doorbell
23. 23.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) aunt (c) queen (d) wife
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) happiness (c) yellow (d) banana
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
26. 26.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) jump (d) crawl
27. 27.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) man (c) milk (d) tree
28. 28.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) judges
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) troop (c) flock (d) bunch
30. 30.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
31. 31.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) bee (b) chair (c) pen (d) shoe
32. 32.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell before (d) spell again
33. 33.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
34. 34.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) bright (c) dark (d) dull
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) tadpole
36. 36.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
37. 37.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
38. 38.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) begin (c) laugh (d) stop
39. 39.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) sleeps (c) drinks (d) tells
40. 40.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) angrily (c) slowly (d) loudly

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