Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 962 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) bunch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) flock
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) journey (b) sunrise (c) window (d) question
4. 4.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) goat (d) cat
5. 5.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
6. 6.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) tiny (c) quiet (d) kind
7. 7.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) warm (c) soft (d) fresh
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
9. 9.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) refused (b) stopped (c) helped (d) ignored
10. 10.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) ram (c) lion (d) bull
11. 11.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) cheap (d) early
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) wet (c) modern (d) tiny
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
15. 15.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) loud (d) soft
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) wide (c) modern (d) early
17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
19. 19.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) castle
20. 20.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) hurry (b) sleep (c) wait (d) read
21. 21.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) fearless (c) fearfully (d) feared
22. 22.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) quick (b) empty (c) angry (d) large
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) brood (c) fleet (d) swarm
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) victory (c) minimum (d) early
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) deep (c) rich (d) honest
26. 26.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joiful (c) joyful (d) joyfel
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) waterfall (b) kitchen (c) umbrella (d) running
29. 29.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) milk (b) sun (c) shelf (d) rain
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) crew (b) flock (c) bunch (d) herd
33. 33.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) grandfather (d) son
34. 34.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) slow (c) sad (d) shiny
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
36. 36.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) hid (c) shared (d) threw
37. 37.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopful (c) hoapful (d) hopeful
38. 38.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) untell (d) retell
39. 39.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) ate (b) wore (c) threw (d) drank
40. 40.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair

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