Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 992 · 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.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) empty (b) tiny (c) unknown (d) famous
2. 2.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
3. 3.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) not lead (d) lead before
4. 4.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) ground (b) milk (c) rice (d) cup
5. 5.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) lazness (c) lazyness (d) laziness
6. 6.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrly (c) angrily (d) angrilly
7. 7.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) flat (c) short (d) tiny
8. 8.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) throws (d) rides
9. 9.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearfully (c) fearful (d) fearless
10. 10.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) louder (c) loudest (d) loudly
11. 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) prejudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
12. 12.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) not safe (c) safe wrongly (d) safe again
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) wide (c) narrow (d) clear
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
15. 15.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) brother (d) son
16. 16.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
17. 17.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) smile (c) ask (d) answer
18. 18.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ant
19. 19.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) cows (c) ships (d) lions
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) win – lose
21. 21.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) not understand (c) understand again (d) understand wrongly
22. 22.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softly (b) soften (c) softness (d) softer
23. 23.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
24. 24.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) ships (d) cows
25. 25.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) duck (d) hen
26. 26.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) not paint (b) paint before (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
28. 28.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
29. 29.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkeness (c) darckness (d) darkness
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) ancient – modern (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
31. 31.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
33. 33.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
34. 34.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
36. 36.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) tall (c) busy (d) shy
37. 37.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) rude (c) tired (d) hungry
38. 38.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) bowl (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
39. 39.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
40. 40.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood

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