Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 994 · 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: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) close (c) open (d) break
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) pride
3. 3.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
4. 4.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) two (c) to
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) early (c) ancient (d) public
6. 6.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) rides (d) throws
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
8. 8.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) pen (b) fly (c) milk (d) cup
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) hard – soft
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) fleet (c) litter (d) pride
13. 13.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) stairs (d) cows
14. 14.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) rice (c) ball (d) pen
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
16. 16.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) expensive (d) brave
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
21. 21.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) ships (d) bees
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
23. 23.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
24. 24.Which word means “not kind”? (a) diskind (b) prekind (c) unkind (d) miskind
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) artificial (b) generous (c) polite (d) modern
26. 26.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joyfel (c) joyfull (d) joiful
27. 27.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) son (d) nephew
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) sing
29. 29.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painter (c) painted (d) painting
30. 30.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeward (b) homework (c) homeless (d) homely
31. 31.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) ended (c) endings (d) endless
32. 32.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
33. 33.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindeness (c) kindnes (d) kindness
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
35. 35.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) bride (d) nun
36. 36.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
37. 37.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
39. 39.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
40. 40.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) corn (c) shoe (d) tree

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