Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 92 · 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.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) quickly (c) tomato (d) snowman
2. 2.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
3. 3.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
5. 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) untell (c) retell (d) pretell
6. 6.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) friend (c) stranger (d) cousin
7. 7.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
8. 8.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) weary (c) rich (d) fresh
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
11. 11.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) medicine (c) shoes (d) homework
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) bunch (b) herd (c) pride (d) flock
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
14. 14.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) angry (c) tired (d) excited
15. 15.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) rich (c) quiet (d) fast
16. 16.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) paste (d) tree
17. 17.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) room (b) tree (c) milk (d) pen
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) answer (c) question (d) journey
20. 20.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) short (c) full (d) empty
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pack
22. 22.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) quick (c) slim (d) tall
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) swarm (c) team (d) flock
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
25. 25.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) window (c) sunrise (d) journey
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
29. 29.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) cows (c) ships (d) bees
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
32. 32.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) leaf (c) cloud (d) sand
33. 33.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) soft
34. 34.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
35. 35.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) clear (b) cloudy (c) bright (d) sunny
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – pal (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy
37. 37.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) sad (c) thin (d) quick
38. 38.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) room (d) tree
39. 39.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
40. 40.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) lead again (c) lead before (d) not lead

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