Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 882 · 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 word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) sing (d) eat
2. 2.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) hen (d) cow
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
5. 5.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) uselesss (c) useless (d) useles
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
7. 7.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) cows (c) ships (d) keys
8. 8.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) moonlight (c) teacher (d) yellow
11. 11.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) bigger (b) smaller (c) softer (d) thinner
12. 12.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) careless (b) scared (c) brave (d) lazy
13. 13.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) angry (c) silent (d) quick
14. 14.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) kind (d) loud
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) rude (d) honest
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) team (d) flock
17. 17.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) fresh (c) soft (d) warm
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
19. 19.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) quick (c) sad (d) thin
20. 20.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build wrongly (c) not build (d) build again
21. 21.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) horse
22. 22.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) smile (c) yell (d) whisper
23. 23.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) ships
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) tomato (c) elephant (d) wheelchair
25. 25.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
26. 26.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) thing (d) pen
27. 27.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) pen (d) corn
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) waterfall (c) running (d) pencil
29. 29.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) naughty (c) obedient (d) polite
30. 30.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) hen (c) cat (d) frog
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) herd (d) swarm
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
33. 33.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flows (b) jumps (c) flies (d) sleeps
34. 34.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) lions (c) cows (d) ships
35. 35.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
36. 36.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painfully (c) painless (d) painful
37. 37.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) drank (c) painted (d) ate
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) below – under
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pack
40. 40.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) duck (d) cat

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