Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 939 · 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) happiness (b) sunrise (c) elephant (d) quickly
2. 2.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
3. 3.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) bee (d) shoe
4. 4.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) afraid (c) angry (d) glad
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
6. 6.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painter (b) painless (c) painful (d) painted
7. 7.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) bored (c) delighted (d) proud
8. 8.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) bees (c) ships (d) keys
9. 9.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) husband
10. 10.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) frog (d) duck
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
12. 12.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) hero (d) prince
13. 13.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) bag (d) milk
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) fleet (c) herd (d) flock
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
16. 16.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) easy (c) rich (d) tall
17. 17.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) chilly (d) slow
18. 18.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) walk (d) talk
19. 19.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) boiled (c) slept (d) froze
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
21. 21.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) spill (c) heat (d) waste
22. 22.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) shared (b) hid (c) threw (d) wasted
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) flock (c) crew (d) bunch
24. 24.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) big – small
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
27. 27.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) preagree
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
29. 29.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
31. 31.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) hen (d) ewe
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) refuse (d) whisper
33. 33.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) geese (c) keys (d) cows
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) blame (d) float
35. 35.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) stale (b) old (c) fresh (d) rotten
36. 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) roots (c) seeds (d) branches
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) calf (d) puppy
39. 39.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) cry (c) leap (d) sit
40. 40.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goose (c) dog (d) cow

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