Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 102 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
2. 2.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
3. 3.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) fat (c) short (d) rich
4. 4.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) cup (b) shoe (c) road (d) pen
5. 5.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
6. 6.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) piglet (d) kitten
8. 8.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) king (d) god
9. 9.Which word means “build again”? (a) rebuild (b) misbuild (c) unbuild (d) disbuild
10. 10.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
11. 11.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) whales (c) bees (d) cows
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) cygnet
14. 14.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) disunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
15. 15.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) dancers (d) cows
16. 16.Which word means “not honest”? (a) prehonest (b) unhonest (c) rehonest (d) dishonest
17. 17.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painted (d) painful
18. 18.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) tired (c) short (d) full
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
20. 20.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
21. 21.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) shoe (c) cup (d) road
22. 22.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) wide (c) new (d) strong
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) doorbell (b) animal (c) running (d) elephant
25. 25.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) laugh (c) begin (d) stop
26. 26.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) room (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
27. 27.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) start (d) jump
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) wide (c) ancient (d) lazy
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) sunglasses (b) tomato (c) happiness (d) pencil
31. 31.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) awake (c) late (d) asleep
32. 32.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) painting (c) painted (d) paints
33. 33.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) spill (c) burn (d) waste
34. 34.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) wear (c) brush (d) paint
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) selfish (d) generous
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
37. 37.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) stairs (d) grapes
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) hero (d) window
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) crowd
40. 40.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) delighted (c) worried (d) proud

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