Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 95 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tiny (d) brave
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) tadpole (c) caterpillar (d) kitten
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
5. 5.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) grandfather
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) laugh (d) depart
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) lions (d) wolves
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) banana (c) sunrise (d) tomato
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) greedy (d) lazy
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) exclude (d) borrow
12. 12.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) ships
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) postman (c) banana (d) beautiful
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
15. 15.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quickley (c) quickly (d) quikly
16. 16.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) dry (c) sunny (d) hot
17. 17.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) misjoin (c) rejoin (d) unjoin
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
19. 19.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) hen (b) peahen (c) ewe (d) mare
20. 20.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) thing (d) tree
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) sing (d) float
22. 22.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) yell (c) whisper (d) sleep
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) full – empty
24. 24.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
25. 25.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) ache (c) tree (d) pen
26. 26.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) dark (c) short (d) wide
27. 27.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) won (c) lost (d) feared
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) honest (b) transparent (c) early (d) modern
29. 29.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
31. 31.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) fresh (b) sweet (c) sour (d) cold
32. 32.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) stone (d) leaf
33. 33.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) deer (c) duck (d) frog
34. 34.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) castle
35. 35.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) angry (c) worried (d) bored
36. 36.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) bees (c) keys (d) ships
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) pride (c) gang (d) litter
38. 38.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) angry (c) silent (d) quick
39. 39.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) cupboard (c) pencil (d) quickly

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