Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 930 · 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 suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
3. 3.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) bull (d) king
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) float (c) include (d) whisper
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
8. 8.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) generous (c) visible (d) honest
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) caravan
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) herd
12. 12.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) rude (d) caring
13. 13.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) washed (c) caught (d) drove
14. 14.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyfull (c) joyful (d) joyfel
15. 15.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friendship (c) friends (d) friendless
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – pal (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy
17. 17.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
18. 18.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -ness
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) brave (d) dishonest
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) snowman (b) happiness (c) umbrella (d) tomato
21. 21.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) thieves
22. 22.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) lamb (d) cub
24. 24.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
25. 25.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) hungry (b) excited (c) tired (d) angry
26. 26.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) laziest (c) lazily (d) lazier
27. 27.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) played (c) player (d) playing
28. 28.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) happiness (c) doorbell (d) beautiful
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) bedroom
34. 34.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) queen (d) lioness
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) minimum (c) victory (d) early
37. 37.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) ships (d) lions
39. 39.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) disfill (c) unfill (d) refill
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – select (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – reject

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