Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 959 · 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.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
2. 2.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) rich (d) quick
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) quickly (c) pencil (d) popcorn
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) football (c) banana (d) kitchen
5. 5.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) gaggle
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) sunrise (c) happiness (d) teacher
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
10. 10.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitiful (b) pityful (c) pittiful (d) pitifull
11. 11.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) unhappy (d) quick
12. 12.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painfully (c) painless (d) painful
13. 13.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) bees (d) mountains
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
15. 15.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
16. 16.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happyly (c) happiely (d) happily
17. 17.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) careless (d) hardworking
18. 18.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) inferior (d) early
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) calf (c) cub (d) kitten
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) melted (c) grew (d) slept
23. 23.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) helpful (d) rude
24. 24.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnor (c) runer (d) runnar
25. 25.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) not behave (b) behave before (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
26. 26.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyfully (b) joyless (c) enjoy (d) joyful
27. 27.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
28. 28.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
30. 30.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
31. 31.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) plants (d) reads
32. 32.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
34. 34.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) laugh (c) repair (d) begin
35. 35.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thankless
36. 36.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) sweet (c) early (d) easy
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) fruits (d) branches
38. 38.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) big (b) small (c) loud (d) kind
39. 39.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) flooded (c) dry (d) dusty
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) herd (d) flock

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