Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 991 · 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 synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
2. 2.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) soldiers
3. 3.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) cup (c) rice (d) ground
4. 4.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) way (d) milk
5. 5.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) damp (b) hot (c) dry (d) loud
6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
7. 7.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) pack
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) quiet (b) rude (c) lazy (d) generous
12. 12.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) present (c) smile (d) shout
13. 13.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
16. 16.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) ancient (c) wide (d) proud
18. 18.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) princess
19. 19.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) monkeys
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
21. 21.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) cleans (b) breaks (c) hides (d) dirties
22. 22.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cow (d) cat
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) football
26. 26.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happyness (c) happieness (d) happiness
27. 27.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) famous (b) unknown (c) empty (d) tiny
28. 28.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teaching (c) teacher (d) teachable
29. 29.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
30. 30.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) queen (c) lioness (d) mare
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) cold – hot
32. 32.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) planted (c) broke (d) repaired
33. 33.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
34. 34.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) tall (c) proud (d) healthy
35. 35.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) port (b) rice (c) tree (d) book
36. 36.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) cup (c) brush (d) shoe
37. 37.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
38. 38.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
39. 39.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
40. 40.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) not build (c) build wrongly (d) build again

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