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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 976 · 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.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) sink
  2. 2.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writer
  3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
  4. 4.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) man (c) uncle (d) king
  5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead wrongly (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead before
  6. 6.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) tree (b) one (c) milk (d) pen
  7. 7.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) rehappy (c) prehappy (d) mishappy
  8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
  10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) big – large (d) deep – shallow
  12. 12.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual again
  13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
  14. 14.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) grandfather
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) loss (c) roof (d) question
  16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) cupboard (c) quickly (d) teacher
  17. 17.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
  19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
  20. 20.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) rooster (c) bull (d) lion
  21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
  22. 22.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) fish (d) milk
  23. 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind again (b) not kind (c) kind before (d) kind wrongly
  24. 24.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
  26. 26.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) colours (c) drops (d) pieces
  27. 27.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carefull (d) carful
  28. 28.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) book (b) milk (c) cut (d) tree
  29. 29.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
  30. 30.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) thing (d) tree
  31. 31.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) ache
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
  33. 33.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) friend (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) cousin
  35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) branches (b) roots (c) seeds (d) fruits
  36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) artificial (d) modern
  37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
  38. 38.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
  39. 39.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) deer (c) hen (d) frog
  40. 40.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) bored (d) pleased

Answer key

  1. exclude
  2. writer
  3. fleet
  4. man
  5. lead wrongly
  6. one
  7. unhappy
  8. owlet
  9. be
  10. re-
  11. deep – shallow
  12. not usual
  13. kid
  14. grandfather
  15. loss
  16. cupboard
  17. bear
  18. rough – smooth
  19. cold – chilly
  20. peacock
  21. shout – yell
  22. fish
  23. not kind
  24. piece
  25. rich – wealthy
  26. pieces
  27. careful
  28. cut
  29. sell
  30. thing
  31. ache
  32. calf
  33. wet
  34. friend
  35. branches
  36. artificial
  37. ill – sick
  38. hear wrongly
  39. deer
  40. pleased

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