Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 913 · 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 “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
4. 4.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) box
5. 5.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) drank (b) wrote (c) swam (d) ate
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) early (c) brave (d) modern
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) bedroom (b) yellow (c) kitchen (d) tomato
8. 8.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) not place (c) place before (d) place wrongly
9. 9.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) pan (b) milk (c) shoe (d) tree
10. 10.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) brow (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) lamb (c) foal (d) kid
13. 13.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) gift – river
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) calf (d) cub
17. 17.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
18. 18.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
19. 19.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) drank (c) painted (d) ate
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
21. 21.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) prince
22. 22.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
23. 23.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) loss (d) roof
25. 25.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfol (c) helpfel (d) helpful
26. 26.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teaching (c) teachable (d) teacher
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) wheelchair (c) running (d) kitchen
29. 29.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) not view (c) view again (d) view wrongly
30. 30.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
31. 31.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ant
32. 32.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) loud
33. 33.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) unsafe (c) wide (d) new
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
35. 35.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) host (c) headmaster (d) king
36. 36.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickness (b) quicker (c) quicken (d) quickly
37. 37.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
38. 38.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
39. 39.What does “misuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) use before
40. 40.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) aunt (b) headmistress (c) queen (d) hostess

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