Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 907 · 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) haircut (b) pencil (c) running (d) banana
2. 2.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) chair (d) paste
3. 3.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) miscount (c) precount (d) discount
4. 4.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopeful (c) hopful (d) hoapful
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) window (c) journey (d) answer
6. 6.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
7. 7.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darkly
8. 8.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) rehonest (c) unhonest (d) mishonest
9. 9.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
10. 10.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) smile (c) shout (d) finish
11. 11.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
12. 12.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) flowers (c) ships (d) cows
13. 13.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) selfish (d) helpful
14. 14.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) pen (c) cup (d) shoe
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) beautiful (d) headache
17. 17.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) grandmother (c) yellow (d) banana
19. 19.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
20. 20.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) prerespect (d) misrespect
21. 21.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) judges (c) cows (d) bees
22. 22.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
23. 23.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
24. 24.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) shiny (b) dull (c) sad (d) slow
25. 25.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
26. 26.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) won (d) lost
27. 27.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thankfully (c) thanking (d) thankless
28. 28.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) son
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
30. 30.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) corn (c) pen (d) shoe
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) temporary (d) polite
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) troop (c) flock (d) fleet
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) sunrise (c) beautiful (d) teacher
37. 37.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
38. 38.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
39. 39.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) bored (c) delighted (d) proud
40. 40.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) bell (c) milk (d) rice

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