Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 88 · 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.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) minority (b) victory (c) journey (d) question
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
6. 6.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painless (c) painter (d) painful
7. 7.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) misequal (c) reequal (d) unequal
8. 8.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) castle (d) chair
9. 9.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) not play
10. 10.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyful (c) joyfully (d) joyless
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
12. 12.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) jump (d) end
13. 13.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) unhappy (b) happiness (c) happily (d) happier
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
15. 15.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) herd (b) grove (c) swarm (d) pride
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
19. 19.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) quietly (d) softly
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) sunflower (d) kitchen
24. 24.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendless (b) friendship (c) friendly (d) friends
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) flock (c) fleet (d) swarm
26. 26.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) lively (c) awake (d) fresh
27. 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) mistidy (c) untidy (d) distidy
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) wide (b) straight (c) clear (d) narrow
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) quiet (c) ancient (d) rich
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
32. 32.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) duck (d) mare
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
34. 34.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
38. 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) opaque (c) generous (d) polite
40. 40.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sleep (c) sing (d) crawl

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder