Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 951 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – pal (c) friend – enemy (d) day – night
2. 2.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) mend – repair
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) selfish (c) generous (d) greedy
5. 5.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) repair (d) break
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
7. 7.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
8. 8.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe again (b) safe before (c) not safe (d) safe wrongly
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
10. 10.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) tree (d) work
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) beautiful (c) starfish (d) tomato
12. 12.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) cows
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
14. 14.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
15. 15.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautful (c) beautifull (d) beautiful
16. 16.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
18. 18.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) horse (d) swan
19. 19.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) kite (c) homework (d) shoes
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) question (d) defeat
21. 21.Choose the best word: The shopkeeper gave me the wrong ___, so I returned two rupees. (a) road (b) shoes (c) change (d) weather
22. 22.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) school
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) roof (d) journey
25. 25.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) ancient (c) cruel (d) wide
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
28. 28.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
29. 29.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) dirty (c) clean (d) muddy
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -ful
31. 31.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) chilly (c) wet (d) hot
32. 32.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
33. 33.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
34. 34.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) fish (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
35. 35.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) pen (b) bowl (c) chair (d) milk
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) lazy (c) tall (d) polite
38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
39. 39.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wet (d) soft
40. 40.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) hungry (c) angry (d) rich

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