Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 890 · 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: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
2. 2.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happly (c) happily (d) happyly
3. 3.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) chopped (b) boiled (c) fried (d) poured
4. 4.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) hides (b) cleans (c) breaks (d) dirties
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) toothbrush (c) pencil (d) beautiful
6. 6.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) board
7. 7.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) king (c) duke (d) uncle
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) float (d) include
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) teacher (c) haircut (d) umbrella
13. 13.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavily (d) heavilly
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) happiness (c) firefly (d) umbrella
15. 15.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joyful (c) joyfel (d) joiful
16. 16.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
17. 17.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) slept (b) flew (c) swam (d) barked
18. 18.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) feathers (b) bubbles (c) pebbles (d) leaves
19. 19.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) sheep (c) hen (d) lion
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
21. 21.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) kitten (d) chick
23. 23.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) grew (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) danced
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) question (c) journey (d) window
27. 27.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) loud (d) rowdy
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) headache (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) teacher
29. 29.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) ground
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) flat (c) short (d) tiny
31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) present (b) late (c) ancient (d) polite
33. 33.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) glasses (d) tree
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) bedroom (c) pencil (d) beautiful
36. 36.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) lions
37. 37.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
38. 38.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) dry (c) sunny (d) flooded
39. 39.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
40. 40.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red

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