Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 895 · 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.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) shut – close
4. 4.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) boiled (c) froze (d) slept
5. 5.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) lion (c) bull (d) rooster
6. 6.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place wrongly (d) place again
7. 7.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) fish
8. 8.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) cook (d) brush
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
10. 10.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
12. 12.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) uncheck (c) recheck (d) discheck
13. 13.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) thieves
14. 14.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
15. 15.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) nun (c) queen (d) bride
16. 16.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
18. 18.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helper (c) helpless (d) helpfully
19. 19.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runnor (c) runner (d) runer
20. 20.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) glad (b) afraid (c) sorry (d) angry
21. 21.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
23. 23.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
24. 24.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
25. 25.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) hostess (d) heroine
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) wheelchair (c) teacher (d) tomato
27. 27.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) hen (d) peahen
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) big – large
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) calf (d) foal
30. 30.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) dark (d) wide
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
33. 33.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) planted (b) ate (c) broke (d) repaired
34. 34.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) sad (c) quick (d) big
35. 35.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) resafe (c) unsafe (d) dissafe
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) pride (c) colony (d) fleet
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) kind (b) generous (c) honest (d) greedy
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) herd (c) swarm (d) bench
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) scared – afraid
40. 40.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) angrily (c) quickly (d) slowly

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