Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 919 · 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: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
2. 2.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painted (c) painless (d) painter
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) sharp (b) ancient (c) late (d) polite
4. 4.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writter (c) writeer (d) writer
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) generous (c) honest (d) visible
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) export (b) arrive (c) sink (d) borrow
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
11. 11.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) careful (c) caerful (d) carefull
12. 12.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
13. 13.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
14. 14.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
15. 15.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) king (b) lion (c) horse (d) bull
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) chick (c) puppy (d) kitten
18. 18.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) road (c) cup (d) pen
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) team (c) flock (d) herd
20. 20.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) actress
21. 21.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) grew (c) danced (d) wilted
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) piglet (c) cub (d) foal
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) profit (c) window (d) answer
24. 24.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) thieves (c) grapes (d) ships
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
27. 27.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
28. 28.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) grapes (c) ships (d) lions
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) pencil (c) banana (d) yellow
30. 30.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) soldiers (c) grapes (d) ships
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
32. 32.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) chair (d) cup
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
35. 35.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) kind (c) quiet (d) tiny
36. 36.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) gosling (d) cub
38. 38.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) herd (b) clutch (c) swarm (d) fleet
40. 40.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) named (c) nameless (d) namely

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