Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 881 · 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.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
2. 2.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) question (c) sleep (d) travel
3. 3.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
4. 4.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writer
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) homework (d) pencil
6. 6.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpful (c) helpless (d) helper
7. 7.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
8. 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) unobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) toothbrush (b) beautiful (c) banana (d) running
10. 10.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) chopped (c) poured (d) fried
11. 11.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
14. 14.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
15. 15.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) borrow (d) depart
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) journey (c) window (d) question
18. 18.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
19. 19.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quickly (c) quickley (d) quikly
20. 20.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
21. 21.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
22. 22.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) brave (c) little (d) angry
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) grove (c) pride (d) herd
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) quickly (c) elephant (d) sunflower
25. 25.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) shore (c) rice (d) chair
26. 26.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) ancient (c) polite (d) late
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
30. 30.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadden (b) sadder (c) sadly (d) sadness
31. 31.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) prefair
32. 32.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) goat (d) hen
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) brave (c) ancient (d) polite
34. 34.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) waitress (d) hostess
35. 35.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
38. 38.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
39. 39.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) yellow (d) rainbow

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