Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 903 · 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 is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) teacher (d) postman
2. 2.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) bull (c) emperor (d) uncle
3. 3.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) herd (c) swarm (d) bench
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
6. 6.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) clever – smart
8. 8.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) sleeps (c) drinks (d) tells
9. 9.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
10. 10.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
12. 12.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) bell (d) tree
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) selfish (d) generous
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) include (c) float (d) whisper
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) generous (b) honest (c) kind (d) greedy
16. 16.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) drops (c) flowers (d) colours
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
18. 18.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
20. 20.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) lions (c) grapes (d) cows
21. 21.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
22. 22.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
23. 23.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
24. 24.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ill (d) fast
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
26. 26.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) duchess (b) empress (c) princess (d) queen
27. 27.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree again (c) agree before (d) not agree
28. 28.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) moonlight (b) teacher (c) animal (d) elephant
31. 31.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) milk (d) cut
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) rude (c) honest (d) quick
33. 33.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) thieves (d) ships
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) laugh – cry
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) arrive (b) shout (c) lend (d) win
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) flock (c) crew (d) herd
37. 37.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) bowl (d) chair
38. 38.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) lion (c) horse (d) bull
39. 39.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
40. 40.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavilly (c) heavyly (d) heavily

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