Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 985 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
2. 2.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) cried (c) whispered (d) slept
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
4. 4.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kinder (d) kindly
5. 5.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) tall (b) quick (c) slim (d) fat
6. 6.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
7. 7.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
9. 9.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
10. 10.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) new (b) wide (c) strong (d) unsafe
11. 11.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindest (b) kinder (c) kindness (d) kindly
12. 12.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) cow
13. 13.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
14. 14.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) unclear (c) preclear (d) misclear
15. 15.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) bell (d) rice
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) journey (d) late
17. 17.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
18. 18.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
20. 20.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
21. 21.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickely (c) quickly (d) quikly
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) wide (d) ancient
23. 23.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) happy (c) fresh (d) tired
24. 24.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) careless (c) carefully (d) carer
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
26. 26.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
27. 27.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) house (b) river (c) sky (d) street
28. 28.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) shoe (b) chair (c) pen (d) fly
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
30. 30.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
31. 31.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) crawl (d) cry
32. 32.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) goddess (d) hostess
33. 33.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) threw (c) painted (d) drank
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) airport
35. 35.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powered (c) powering (d) powerful
36. 36.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
37. 37.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) scared (d) brave
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) piglet (d) cub
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper

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