Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 971 · 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.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
2. 2.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankfully (b) thanking (c) thankless (d) thankful
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) honest (c) cowardly (d) early
4. 4.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave wrongly (c) not behave (d) behave before
5. 5.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) rich (d) quiet
6. 6.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree again
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
8. 8.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) cows (c) keys (d) bees
9. 9.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) puppies (d) singers
10. 10.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
11. 11.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) preobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
12. 12.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flies (c) jumps (d) flows
13. 13.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
14. 14.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) prewell (c) unwell (d) rewell
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) late (d) present
17. 17.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) little (b) angry (c) giant (d) brave
18. 18.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) bell (d) tree
19. 19.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachor (c) teacher (d) teachere
20. 20.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) decrease (d) shout
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
23. 23.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) football (c) tomato (d) umbrella
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) band
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) duckling (c) cub (d) foal
27. 27.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plain (b) plane
28. 28.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) fish (c) cows (d) keys
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
30. 30.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
31. 31.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) tiny (c) kind (d) giant
32. 32.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) shoe (d) pen
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
34. 34.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) dry (c) sunny (d) flooded
35. 35.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) leaf (d) sand
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) swarm (c) herd (d) team
37. 37.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) dancers (d) cows
38. 38.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) corn (b) shoe (c) pen (d) tree
39. 39.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) thieves
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy

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