Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 956 · 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 is a compound word? (a) cupboard (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) umbrella
2. 2.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) plants (d) reads
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) journey (b) window (c) question (d) sunrise
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) doorbell (b) pencil (c) banana (d) kitchen
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) rich – poor
6. 6.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tall (d) caring
7. 7.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) chilly (d) wet
8. 8.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) elephant (c) classroom (d) teacher
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) wise (b) modern (c) early (d) rich
11. 11.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
12. 12.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
13. 13.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) rich (d) thin
14. 14.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build again (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) not build
15. 15.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) shout (b) whisper (c) eat (d) sit
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) beautiful (c) waterfall (d) banana
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) caravan
18. 18.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) woman (d) niece
19. 19.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helper (b) helpfully (c) helpless (d) helpful
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
21. 21.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) rude (d) hardworking
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
23. 23.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) duck (d) deer
24. 24.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) high (c) inside (d) under
25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind before
27. 27.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) large (c) angry (d) quick
28. 28.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
29. 29.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopefully
30. 30.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) husband (d) uncle
31. 31.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) polite (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) troop
33. 33.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
34. 34.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) small (c) light (d) heavy
35. 35.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) precontinue (d) recontinue
36. 36.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickley (c) quickely (d) quickly
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) beautiful (c) teacher (d) jellyfish
38. 38.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) planted (b) broke (c) ate (d) repaired
39. 39.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) beautiful (c) yellow (d) haircut

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