Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 968 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) export (d) arrive
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
3. 3.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) rides (c) eats (d) reads
4. 4.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pack (d) flock
6. 6.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravery (b) braver (c) bravely (d) bravest
7. 7.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
8. 8.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) disobey
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) duckling
10. 10.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) temporary
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
13. 13.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) open (c) sell (d) paint
14. 14.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) brother
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
17. 17.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angrilly (c) angrly (d) angryly
18. 18.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
19. 19.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) bored (d) pleased
20. 20.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) cows
21. 21.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair again (c) fair before (d) fair wrongly
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) sink (c) praise (d) whisper
23. 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) precontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) uncontinue
24. 24.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) sang (c) singer (d) songs
25. 25.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) unpay (c) mispay (d) repay
26. 26.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
27. 27.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) break (c) laugh (d) repair
28. 28.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
29. 29.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homelees (b) homeles (c) homless (d) homeless
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
31. 31.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) shoe (b) paper (c) tree (d) milk
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) sunflower (d) elephant
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -ful
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) laugh (c) accept (d) borrow
35. 35.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) muddy (c) clean (d) dirty
36. 36.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) owlet (d) cub
38. 38.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) rowdy (c) loud (d) quiet
39. 39.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
40. 40.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) kind (b) tall (c) poor (d) rich

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