Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 917 · 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.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
2. 2.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
4. 4.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) thing
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
6. 6.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
7. 7.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) troop (d) bunch
9. 9.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) present (c) river (d) shout
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) brood
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) geese (c) keys (d) ships
12. 12.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
13. 13.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) bright (c) cloudy (d) clear
14. 14.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) caught (c) washed (d) missed
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) litter (d) gang
16. 16.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
18. 18.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) bow
19. 19.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
20. 20.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
21. 21.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect again (c) respect before (d) not respect
22. 22.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) lazyness (c) laziness (d) lazines
23. 23.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) ships (c) sticks (d) singers
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) flock
26. 26.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thanking (c) thankfully (d) thankless
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
29. 29.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) sunny (c) dusty (d) dry
30. 30.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepless (b) sleeper (c) sleepy (d) sleeping
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) butterfly
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) increase (d) whisper
33. 33.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) side (d) pen
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) sing (d) float
35. 35.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) drank (c) swam (d) wrote
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
37. 37.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) keys (c) ships (d) sheep
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
39. 39.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) kind (d) loud
40. 40.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) misfair

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