Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 960 · 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: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
5. 5.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) not tidy (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
6. 6.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) tasty (c) salty (d) cold
7. 7.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) son
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) classroom (c) happiness (d) beautiful
9. 9.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
10. 10.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) sister (c) daughter (d) niece
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) cupboard (c) animal (d) banana
12. 12.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) glad (c) hungry (d) tired
13. 13.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
14. 14.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) princess
15. 15.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) loudest (c) loudly (d) louder
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) win – lose
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) pancake
19. 19.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) frightened (b) proud (c) delighted (d) bored
20. 20.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) generous (d) greedy
22. 22.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) milk (d) tree
23. 23.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
25. 25.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dancer (c) dancing (d) dances
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) kitchen (c) bookshelf (d) umbrella
27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) fawn (c) puppy (d) chick
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) gosling
30. 30.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) pride
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) honest (c) generous (d) early
34. 34.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
35. 35.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) way
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
37. 37.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) damp (b) dry (c) hot (d) loud
38. 38.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) flew (c) slept (d) boiled
39. 39.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) homework (c) medicine (d) shoes
40. 40.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel

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