Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 902 · 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 prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
2. 2.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) kind (c) honest (d) greedy
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
6. 6.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
7. 7.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickly (b) quickness (c) quicken (d) quicker
8. 8.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) prebuild (c) disbuild (d) unbuild
9. 9.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) ate (b) wore (c) threw (d) drank
10. 10.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
13. 13.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
14. 14.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use before
15. 15.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) kind (c) quiet (d) giant
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
17. 17.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) hen (c) mare (d) lioness
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) rude (c) quick (d) heavy
19. 19.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
20. 20.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
22. 22.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) hid (c) threw (d) shared
23. 23.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) shut (c) paint (d) sell
24. 24.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happyness (c) happiness (d) happines
25. 25.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) chilly
26. 26.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ran (c) waited (d) ate
27. 27.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) excited (c) worried (d) delighted
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) cupboard (c) quickly (d) teacher
29. 29.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) friend (d) cousin
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) shout (d) win
31. 31.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
32. 32.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
33. 33.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) slowly (b) loudly (c) quickly (d) angrily
34. 34.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) honest (c) early (d) modern
36. 36.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) drove (c) washed (d) caught
37. 37.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) bow (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
38. 38.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) headmaster (c) host (d) uncle
39. 39.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) one (d) tree
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) playground (d) tomato

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