Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 942 · 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.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadly (c) sadely (d) sadley
2. 2.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) paint (c) hide (d) clap
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) ill – sick
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
6. 6.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) fish (c) chair (d) milk
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
8. 8.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) host (d) headmaster
9. 9.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) fresh (c) cold (d) tired
10. 10.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) daylight (c) animal (d) running
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
13. 13.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) people (d) grapes
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
16. 16.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) girl (d) aunt
17. 17.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) quick (c) angry (d) empty
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) window (c) victory (d) journey
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) question (c) answer (d) journey
20. 20.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) bright (b) dark (c) dull (d) empty
21. 21.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
23. 23.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) bull (c) lion (d) peacock
24. 24.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) lost (d) won
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
26. 26.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) princess (d) hostess
27. 27.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) float (d) sing
30. 30.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) players
31. 31.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) drove (b) washed (c) missed (d) caught
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
33. 33.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) previsit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) selfish (d) generous
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) airport (d) running
36. 36.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writer
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) kitchen (c) pencil (d) homework
38. 38.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
39. 39.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) cows (d) sticks
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch

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