Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 906 · 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 word means “not happy”? (a) mishappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) flock (c) band (d) herd
3. 3.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) rock (c) river (d) cloud
4. 4.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired
5. 5.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) polite (c) sleepy (d) naughty
6. 6.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) clean (c) smile (d) close
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) early (c) smooth (d) polite
8. 8.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
9. 9.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) troop (c) herd (d) fleet
11. 11.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerful (b) powering (c) powered (d) powerless
12. 12.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) way
13. 13.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) not usual (c) usual wrongly (d) usual again
14. 14.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beautiful (d) beauty
15. 15.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – enemy
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) teacher (c) airport (d) quickly
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) sink (c) shout (d) borrow
19. 19.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easyly (c) easily (d) easly
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) scared – afraid
21. 21.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) empty (c) quick (d) angry
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
23. 23.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) softly (c) quietly (d) loudly
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
25. 25.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quicken (c) quickly (d) quickness
26. 26.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) cleans (b) dirties (c) breaks (d) hides
27. 27.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) fleet (b) clutch (c) swarm (d) herd
29. 29.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) princess (c) waitress (d) hostess
30. 30.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
31. 31.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) fresh (d) cold
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) haircut (c) elephant (d) beautiful
33. 33.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) present (d) polite
35. 35.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindniss (d) kindnes
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kid (c) foal (d) cub
37. 37.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
38. 38.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) soldiers
39. 39.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
40. 40.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight

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