Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 966 · 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) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
4. 4.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) wolves (c) cows (d) flowers
6. 6.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
7. 7.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) polite (c) sleepy (d) naughty
8. 8.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint wrongly (b) paint before (c) paint again (d) not paint
9. 9.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit before
10. 10.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) washed (c) drove (d) missed
11. 11.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) heavy (c) honest (d) quick
14. 14.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
15. 15.Which word means “not equal”? (a) reequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) preequal
16. 16.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) rejoin
17. 17.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) dissafe (c) unsafe (d) resafe
18. 18.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
20. 20.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) kind (c) small (d) big
21. 21.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
22. 22.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) paint (b) open (c) sell (d) shut
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
24. 24.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) cup (b) milk (c) rice (d) ground
25. 25.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happiness (c) happieness (d) happines
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
29. 29.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) angrily
30. 30.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) preheat (d) unheat
31. 31.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) players (d) ships
32. 32.Which word means “judge before”? (a) unjudge (b) prejudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
33. 33.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
34. 34.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) ball (c) pen (d) rice
35. 35.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) camels (c) keys (d) bees
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) roots (c) fruits (d) branches
37. 37.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
38. 38.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakor (d) bakeer
39. 39.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister
40. 40.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) goat

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder