Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 98 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) gosling (c) cub (d) kid
2. 2.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) helped (c) refused (d) stopped
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
5. 5.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) not view
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) running (c) yellow (d) happiness
7. 7.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) duck
8. 8.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) tall (d) unhappy
9. 9.Which word means “not safe”? (a) unsafe (b) missafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
10. 10.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) herd (c) pride (d) bundle
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) eyebrow
14. 14.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
15. 15.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) hid (b) threw (c) wasted (d) shared
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
17. 17.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) wolves (c) ships (d) grapes
18. 18.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beauty (b) beautiful (c) beautifully (d) beautify
19. 19.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazyness (c) lazness (d) lazines
20. 20.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepless (b) sleeping (c) sleeper (d) sleepy
21. 21.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) light (d) pen
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) polite (c) smooth (d) early
23. 23.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpfully (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
24. 24.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) healthy (c) proud (d) tall
25. 25.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) wide (d) dark
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
28. 28.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) poor (d) rich
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) kind (b) honest (c) generous (d) greedy
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) cygnet (d) foal
31. 31.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) keys (c) sheep (d) ships
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
33. 33.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) day – night (d) push – pull
35. 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
36. 36.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) slept (b) cried (c) whispered (d) cheered
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) bunch (c) school (d) pride
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tiny (d) brave
40. 40.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes

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