Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 947 · 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 is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) peacock (c) rooster (d) bull
2. 2.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravery (b) bravely (c) braver (d) bravest
3. 3.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand before (c) not understand (d) understand again
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
5. 5.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) unread (d) disread
6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
7. 7.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) won (d) lost
8. 8.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) journey (d) sunset
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) brave (d) honest
12. 12.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) swarm (c) pride (d) range
15. 15.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) eggs (c) cows (d) ships
16. 16.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) sleep (c) select (d) reject
17. 17.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helping (c) helpful (d) helper
18. 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) common before (d) not common
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) cabinet (d) herd
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) quickly (c) toothbrush (d) happiness
22. 22.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
23. 23.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) quick (c) angry (d) happy
24. 24.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautifull (c) beautful (d) beautiful
25. 25.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) box (d) pen
26. 26.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
27. 27.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) smart (c) rude (d) lazy
28. 28.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) pride (c) bouquet (d) fleet
30. 30.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
31. 31.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) chilly
32. 32.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) castle (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) kitchen (d) firefly
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) kitchen (c) teacher (d) weekend
35. 35.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) hot (c) cold (d) gentle
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tiny (d) brave
38. 38.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) scared (c) lazy (d) bold
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) haircut
40. 40.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) book (c) milk (d) tree

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