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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 916 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  2. 2.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check wrongly (d) check before
  3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
  4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) umbrella (c) daylight (d) quickly
  5. 5.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe before
  6. 6.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) mother (d) sister
  7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
  8. 8.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) book (b) milk (c) tree (d) cut
  9. 9.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
  10. 10.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) hid (c) threw (d) shared
  11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) up – down
  12. 12.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
  13. 13.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
  14. 14.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darckness (c) darkness (d) darkeness
  15. 15.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) chopped (b) poured (c) fried (d) boiled
  16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) clutch (d) herd
  17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pod (d) pride
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ants (d) ships
  19. 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  20. 20.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) duck (d) goat
  21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
  22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
  23. 23.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) slept (c) melted (d) froze
  24. 24.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
  25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
  26. 26.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) fall (c) pen (d) chair
  27. 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
  28. 28.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farming (c) farmed (d) farmland
  29. 29.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happily (c) happiness (d) happiest
  30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
  31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) rainbow (c) animal (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) fat (d) slim
  33. 33.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
  34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
  35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) kitchen (d) postman
  36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
  37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) flock (c) swarm (d) herd
  38. 38.Which word means “use again”? (a) misuse (b) preuse (c) reuse (d) disuse
  39. 39.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) dirties (b) hides (c) cleans (d) breaks
  40. 40.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) awake (c) fresh (d) tired

Answer key

  1. un-
  2. check again
  3. float – sink
  4. daylight
  5. not safe
  6. mother
  7. herd
  8. cut
  9. eight
  10. shared
  11. stone – rock
  12. open again
  13. flour
  14. darkness
  15. chopped
  16. clutch
  17. pod
  18. ants
  19. pre-
  20. duck
  21. victory – defeat
  22. cabinet
  23. melted
  24. not agree
  25. brave – cowardly
  26. fall
  27. unusual
  28. farmer
  29. happily
  30. ancient – modern
  31. rainbow
  32. slim
  33. waiter
  34. cub
  35. postman
  36. deep – shallow
  37. team
  38. reuse
  39. cleans
  40. tired

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