Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 920 · 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 “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) kind wrongly
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) tomato (c) banana (d) football
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) wise (d) early
4. 4.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
5. 5.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) shining (b) singing (c) smiling (d) raining
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) flock (c) crew (d) bunch
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
8. 8.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) lazy (b) proud (c) tired (d) scared
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
10. 10.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
11. 11.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) tree (b) book (c) milk (d) cut
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) exclude
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) accept (c) include (d) float
14. 14.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) proud (c) delighted (d) bored
15. 15.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) begin (b) laugh (c) repair (d) stop
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) rainbow
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) strong (c) weak (d) tired
18. 18.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) throws (d) rides
19. 19.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sailors (c) cows (d) grapes
20. 20.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) hen (c) mare (d) cow
21. 21.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) goat (d) cat
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) float (d) blame
24. 24.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) frog (c) hen (d) duck
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) fleet (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
26. 26.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) hero (c) journey (d) answer
29. 29.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
30. 30.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) dislucky (b) relucky (c) unlucky (d) prelucky
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
32. 32.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
33. 33.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) rude (c) hardworking (d) lazy
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) postman (c) beautiful (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
36. 36.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) lazily (c) laziness (d) laziest
37. 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
38. 38.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) actress (c) princess (d) hostess
39. 39.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) duchess (c) aunt (d) niece
40. 40.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) player (c) played (d) playing

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