Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 988 · 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 fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
2. 2.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) proud (c) found (d) lost
3. 3.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
5. 5.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) easy (c) kind (d) difficult
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) band (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
7. 7.Which word means “without power”? (a) powering (b) powerful (c) powerless (d) powered
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) elephant (c) running (d) headache
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) elephant (d) rainbow
10. 10.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) friend
11. 11.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) light (b) empty (c) heavy (d) small
12. 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) umbrella
14. 14.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
15. 15.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) ate (b) wore (c) threw (d) drank
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) laugh (d) depart
17. 17.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) greedy (d) lazy
18. 18.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) musicians (d) keys
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) fleet (c) flock (d) bunch
20. 20.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
21. 21.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) cub (c) kitten (d) calf
23. 23.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
24. 24.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
26. 26.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) tree (b) one (c) milk (d) pen
27. 27.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) thieves (c) grapes (d) cows
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
29. 29.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pride (d) swarm
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
32. 32.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
33. 33.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) princess
34. 34.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) swam (c) barked (d) slept
35. 35.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
36. 36.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
37. 37.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) board (c) shoe (d) tree
38. 38.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
39. 39.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) view wrongly (c) not view (d) view before
40. 40.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop

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