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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 963 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) man (b) uncle (c) king (d) nephew
  2. 2.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dull (d) shiny
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) cow (d) ewe
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
  5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
  6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) exclude (c) arrive (d) sink
  7. 7.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) sunny (c) cold (d) dry
  8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) mend – repair
  9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) firefly (d) pencil
  10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
  11. 11.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
  12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) weak (c) strong (d) tired
  13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) choir (c) fleet (d) herd
  14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
  15. 15.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) cried (c) whispered (d) cheered
  16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
  17. 17.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) slowly (c) quickly (d) angrily
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) flowers (c) cows (d) ships
  20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
  21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) bunch (c) herd (d) fleet
  22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) branches (d) fruits
  23. 23.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) slept (b) flew (c) froze (d) boiled
  24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
  25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) troop (d) flock
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) niece (c) daughter (d) aunt
  27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
  28. 28.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
  29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) mare (c) lioness (d) tigress
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) chilly (c) slow (d) hot
  32. 32.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) loyal wrongly
  33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) railway (c) beautiful (d) yellow
  34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pride (c) pod (d) swarm
  35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
  36. 36.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) bigger (c) smaller (d) softer
  37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) dark (c) gentle (d) hot
  38. 38.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) famous (c) empty (d) unknown
  39. 39.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) husband (d) son
  40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent

Answer key

  1. man
  2. shiny
  3. cow
  4. un-
  5. generous – selfish
  6. exclude
  7. cold
  8. wise – foolish
  9. firefly
  10. cheap – expensive
  11. wait
  12. strong
  13. choir
  14. write
  15. cheered
  16. arrive – depart
  17. slowly
  18. goat
  19. flowers
  20. mis-
  21. fleet
  22. branches
  23. boiled
  24. no
  25. troop
  26. aunt
  27. borrow – lend
  28. build again
  29. cold – chilly
  30. lioness
  31. chilly
  32. not loyal
  33. railway
  34. pod
  35. herd
  36. bigger
  37. hot
  38. famous
  39. husband
  40. rough – smooth

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