Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 979 · 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.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) reads (d) plants
2. 2.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) slow (c) lazy (d) swift
3. 3.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) save (c) waste (d) burn
4. 4.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear wrongly
5. 5.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) famous (c) empty (d) tiny
6. 6.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) finish (c) smile (d) shout
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) railway (c) tomato (d) teacher
8. 8.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happyness (d) happines
9. 9.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) tall (c) rude (d) lazy
10. 10.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
12. 12.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) pen (d) shoe
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) umbrella (d) eyebrow
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) increase (d) float
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pride
16. 16.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) house (b) street (c) sky (d) river
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) yellow (c) teacher (d) elephant
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) refuse (c) borrow (d) whisper
20. 20.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
21. 21.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) loud
22. 22.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkness (b) darkeness (c) darckness (d) darknes
23. 23.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) rich (c) angry (d) afraid
24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
25. 25.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) soldiers (c) ships (d) grapes
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) moonlight (b) teacher (c) tomato (d) animal
27. 27.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) unhappy (d) quick
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) puppy
29. 29.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) chopped (d) fried
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) branches (b) fruits (c) seeds (d) roots
32. 32.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) hides (c) cleans (d) dirties
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) loss (d) roof
35. 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
36. 36.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) dissafe (d) unsafe
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
38. 38.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) quick (c) cold (d) dry
39. 39.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
40. 40.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly

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