Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 877 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) colony (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) running (c) yellow (d) doorbell
3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
4. 4.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
5. 5.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
6. 6.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) whales (c) keys (d) bees
7. 7.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
8. 8.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) prince (c) host (d) hero
9. 9.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) milk (d) bag
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
12. 12.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) friend
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
15. 15.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaceful (b) peacefully (c) peaces (d) peacemaker
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) running (c) quickly (d) yellow
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) crew (b) flock (c) bunch (d) herd
19. 19.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) leaf (c) sand (d) cloud
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) victory (c) roof (d) journey
23. 23.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
24. 24.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
25. 25.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
26. 26.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) duchess (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) sunglasses (c) elephant (d) teacher
28. 28.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
29. 29.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) bright (c) dull (d) dark
31. 31.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) lost (d) won
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
33. 33.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) wet (c) soft (d) bright
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
35. 35.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) fly (b) cup (c) pen (d) milk
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
37. 37.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowly (d) slowest
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
39. 39.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
40. 40.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace

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