Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 980 · 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: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) ships (d) puppies
2. 2.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
3. 3.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softly (b) soften (c) softer (d) softness
4. 4.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) grandmother (d) aunt
5. 5.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) grew (c) bloomed (d) danced
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) pride
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) herd (b) pride (c) grove (d) swarm
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) tomato (c) sunflower (d) happiness
9. 9.Which word means “not kind”? (a) unkind (b) miskind (c) diskind (d) prekind
10. 10.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) uselesss (c) useless (d) usless
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) herd (c) bundle (d) pride
12. 12.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) rice (d) bag
13. 13.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) retidy
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
15. 15.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
16. 16.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
17. 17.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) two (c) to
18. 18.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
19. 19.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) feared (b) missed (c) lost (d) won
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) permanent (c) honest (d) brave
21. 21.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyless
22. 22.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) fast (b) ill (c) quiet (d) rich
23. 23.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) soft (c) sweet (d) loud
24. 24.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) tired (c) lazy (d) proud
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) yellow (c) teacher (d) football
26. 26.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
27. 27.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) muddy (b) clean (c) dark (d) dirty
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) swarm
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) herd (b) flock (c) team (d) swarm
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) strong (b) weak (c) tiny (d) tired
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) window (d) question
32. 32.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ox
33. 33.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) ewe (d) hen
34. 34.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) painted (c) drank (d) ate
35. 35.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) begin (b) repair (c) laugh (d) stop
36. 36.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) carefully (c) careless (d) carer
37. 37.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) sing (d) lend
40. 40.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) salty (b) fresh (c) tasty (d) cold

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