Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 943 · 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.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) fish (d) keys
2. 2.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) rough (b) late (c) ancient (d) honest
4. 4.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) players (d) ships
5. 5.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) frightened (c) bored (d) delighted
6. 6.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) thing (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
7. 7.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) box (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
8. 8.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) thin (c) big (d) quick
9. 9.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) cold – hot
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
14. 14.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) stranger (d) pal
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) entrance
16. 16.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) kind (c) wet (d) difficult
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) calf (d) foal
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flight
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
20. 20.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cat (c) horse (d) cow
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) umbrella (c) rainbow (d) teacher
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) bedroom (b) happiness (c) umbrella (d) yellow
23. 23.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue wrongly (c) continue again (d) not continue
24. 24.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) ununderstand (c) preunderstand (d) disunderstand
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) joey
26. 26.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) bakor (d) baker
27. 27.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) planted (b) broke (c) repaired (d) ate
28. 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) misfair
29. 29.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) fresh (b) old (c) rotten (d) stale
30. 30.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) woman (d) queen
31. 31.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) pig (d) hen
32. 32.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) cup (b) shoe (c) pen (d) road
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
34. 34.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) rice (c) pen (d) ball
35. 35.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happiness (c) happieness (d) happines
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) animal (c) elephant (d) pencil
37. 37.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) fair before
38. 38.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
40. 40.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) wife (d) niece

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