Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 908 · 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.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaker (b) weakly (c) weaken (d) weakness
3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
4. 4.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
5. 5.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) tree (d) board
6. 6.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playful (c) playfel (d) playfull
7. 7.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) export (b) sink (c) borrow (d) arrive
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
10. 10.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) duck (c) cat (d) goat
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) flock (b) pack (c) fleet (d) bunch
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pod (d) pride
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) swarm (c) brood (d) fleet
15. 15.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) slept (c) cried (d) whispered
16. 16.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) save (c) waste (d) spill
17. 17.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) ram (b) lion (c) bull (d) horse
18. 18.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) misplace (d) replace
19. 19.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) strong (c) weak (d) tired
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) polite (d) brave
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
24. 24.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickly (c) sickness (d) sicker
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) railway (c) umbrella (d) teacher
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) puppy (c) calf (d) kitten
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) rude (c) lazy (d) tiny
29. 29.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painfully (c) painful (d) painless
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) tiny – little
31. 31.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) pride
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) pride (b) swarm (c) flock (d) range
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) wet (c) polite (d) tall
35. 35.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
36. 36.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silliness (b) silines (c) sillines (d) sillyness
37. 37.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) shoe (d) corn
38. 38.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) below (d) above
39. 39.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) hide (c) wash (d) paint

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