Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 977 · 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 “honest”? (a) brave (b) dishonest (c) polite (d) lazy
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) exclude
3. 3.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) jumps (c) sleeps (d) flows
4. 4.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) musicians (d) ships
5. 5.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) burn
6. 6.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) scared (b) tiny (c) lazy (d) bold
7. 7.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancer
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
10. 10.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) room
11. 11.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
13. 13.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happiely (c) happily (d) happyly
14. 14.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) honest (d) rude
18. 18.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) caerful (c) carefull (d) careful
19. 19.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) people (d) grapes
20. 20.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) late (d) awake
21. 21.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) broke (c) planted (d) ate
22. 22.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) simple (c) noisy (d) hard
23. 23.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) ignored (c) refused (d) stopped
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) defeat
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) beautiful (c) elephant (d) teacher
28. 28.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joiful (c) joyfel (d) joyfull
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
30. 30.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) ache
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) waterfall (d) tomato
33. 33.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) aunt (c) queen (d) hostess
34. 34.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) not loyal (c) loyal again (d) loyal before
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) gosling (b) calf (c) kid (d) cub
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) troop (c) herd (d) fleet
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) kitchen (c) notebook (d) yellow
38. 38.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky wrongly (c) not lucky (d) lucky again
39. 39.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) damp (c) loud (d) dry
40. 40.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun

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