Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 957 · 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: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
2. 2.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
3. 3.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) salty (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) cold
4. 4.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) bigger (c) softer (d) smaller
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) notebook (c) animal (d) kitchen
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) chick (d) fawn
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) class (c) swarm (d) fleet
8. 8.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place before (c) place again (d) place wrongly
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) big – small
10. 10.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
11. 11.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ants (c) cows (d) ships
12. 12.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) yellow (d) starfish
14. 14.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) road (d) shoe
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
19. 19.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) ripe (c) found (d) lost
20. 20.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) board (d) shoe
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) cheap (c) honest (d) polite
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
24. 24.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) laziness (c) lazily (d) laziest
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) toothpaste (c) quickly (d) pencil
26. 26.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
27. 27.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
28. 28.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writer
29. 29.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friendly (d) friends
30. 30.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) plants (c) paints (d) reads
31. 31.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) bored (b) delighted (c) frightened (d) proud
32. 32.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) cygnet (c) kid (d) cub
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
35. 35.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) niece (d) sister
36. 36.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) frog
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
38. 38.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) grapes
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) string (c) herd (d) flock
40. 40.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) kind (c) brave (d) sick

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