Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 993 · 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 word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) shout (c) present (d) smile
2. 2.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pitiful (d) pittiful
3. 3.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) flock (b) litter (c) pride (d) fleet
5. 5.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) washed (b) missed (c) caught (d) drove
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) flock (c) bunch (d) fleet
7. 7.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) god (b) hero (c) prince (d) king
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) sunglasses (c) pencil (d) yellow
9. 9.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) slept (b) flew (c) froze (d) boiled
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) moonlight (d) running
11. 11.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) healthy (b) tall (c) ill (d) proud
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) export (d) borrow
13. 13.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) cow (c) hen (d) sheep
14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) bull (c) king (d) lion
15. 15.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helpless
16. 16.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) princess (b) empress (c) queen (d) duchess
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) playground (d) animal
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) toothbrush (c) banana (d) beautiful
19. 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
21. 21.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) recook (c) uncook (d) discook
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) banana (c) kitchen (d) football
23. 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit again (d) visit before
24. 24.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
26. 26.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) ill
27. 27.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) pay again (d) not pay
28. 28.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) fish (d) ships
29. 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) prepaint (c) dispaint (d) mispaint
30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) not usual (d) usual before
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) bedroom (c) running (d) pencil
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) litter (c) fleet (d) pride
34. 34.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
35. 35.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) rock (d) tree
36. 36.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) ran (c) sang (d) waited
37. 37.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
39. 39.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak

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