Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 888 · 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: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) gosling (d) cub
3. 3.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
4. 4.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) ships (c) keys (d) bees
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) kind (c) modern (d) early
6. 6.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) sweet (c) cold (d) fresh
7. 7.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
8. 8.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay before
9. 9.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) rotten (c) fresh (d) old
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
11. 11.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writer (b) writeer (c) writar (d) writter
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
13. 13.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) shy (b) busy (c) tall (d) brave
14. 14.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) grandfather (c) uncle (d) son
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) sunrise (c) quickly (d) beautiful
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
18. 18.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
19. 19.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) ground (d) cup
20. 20.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) salty
21. 21.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) book (d) fall
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
23. 23.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) ate (d) threw
24. 24.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
25. 25.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) milk (b) brow (c) chair (d) pen
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) tadpole (c) cub (d) chick
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) quickly
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
29. 29.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) noisy (c) quick (d) silent
30. 30.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
31. 31.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
32. 32.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) ram (d) lion
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) float (b) lend (c) sing (d) arrive
34. 34.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) question (d) failure
36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) not common (d) common wrongly
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) popcorn (b) happiness (c) quickly (d) umbrella
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) modern (c) early (d) honest
40. 40.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat

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