Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 934 · 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 “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) not count (c) count again (d) count before
2. 2.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) duck (d) cow
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) sleepy (c) lazy (d) swift
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
5. 5.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
6. 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
7. 7.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) playful (c) plaiful (d) playfel
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
9. 9.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writter
10. 10.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) rehappy (d) prehappy
11. 11.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) reads (c) rides (d) throws
12. 12.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) clean (c) muddy (d) dark
13. 13.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) shoes (c) weather (d) change
14. 14.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) horse (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
15. 15.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
16. 16.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearfully (d) fearless
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) beautiful (c) running (d) teacher
18. 18.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) bold (b) tiny (c) scared (d) lazy
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) cub (d) foal
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
21. 21.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
22. 22.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) shout (c) eat (d) sit
23. 23.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sticks (c) singers (d) ships
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) lazy (c) rude (d) quiet
25. 25.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
26. 26.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) hard (c) simple (d) noisy
27. 27.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) lukily (c) luckily (d) luckyly
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) teacher (c) elephant (d) jellyfish
29. 29.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
30. 30.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) rooster (c) lion (d) bull
31. 31.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) fly (b) milk (c) pen (d) cup
32. 32.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) chilly (d) wet
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
35. 35.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
36. 36.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) heavy (c) huge (d) tall
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) moonlight (b) yellow (c) elephant (d) kitchen
38. 38.What does “disallow” mean? (a) not allow (b) allow wrongly (c) allow again (d) allow before
39. 39.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
40. 40.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) raining (b) smiling (c) singing (d) shining

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