Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 933 · 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.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) branches (c) fruits (d) seeds
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) honest (c) cowardly (d) early
3. 3.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) win (c) arrive (d) lend
5. 5.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) duck (d) peahen
6. 6.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) dark (b) short (c) wide (d) narrow
7. 7.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) son
8. 8.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) army
10. 10.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
11. 11.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
12. 12.Which word means “not respect”? (a) misrespect (b) prerespect (c) disrespect (d) rerespect
13. 13.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
14. 14.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) road (d) cup
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
17. 17.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) lukily (c) luckilly (d) luckyly
18. 18.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) sheep (c) cow (d) hen
19. 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
21. 21.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
22. 22.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build before (c) build again (d) build wrongly
23. 23.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) read (b) sleep (c) wait (d) hurry
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) gaggle
25. 25.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) duck (c) frog (d) hen
26. 26.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) mischievous (b) quiet (c) tall (d) obedient
27. 27.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) paint (c) brush (d) cook
28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common before (c) common wrongly (d) not common
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) melted (b) froze (c) slept (d) grew
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) cupboard (c) animal (d) quickly
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) praise (c) lend (d) sink
32. 32.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) goat
33. 33.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
35. 35.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) inferior
37. 37.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazily (b) laziness (c) laziest (d) lazier
38. 38.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
39. 39.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
40. 40.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) reequal (c) misequal (d) unequal

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