Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 103 · 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.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happyness
2. 2.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) thin (c) big (d) quick
3. 3.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) quiet (c) calm (d) noisy
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
5. 5.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) light (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
6. 6.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) eyebrow (d) teacher
8. 8.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
9. 9.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) laugh (c) stop (d) begin
10. 10.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) judges (d) ships
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) early (c) modern (d) guilty
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) yellow (c) teacher (d) firefly
13. 13.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
14. 14.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ant
15. 15.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) cub (c) tadpole (d) kitten
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tiny (d) brave
18. 18.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) cup (b) brush (c) road (d) shoe
19. 19.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) empty (c) late (d) right
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) minority (d) question
21. 21.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weakness (c) weakly (d) weaker
22. 22.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) kind (b) lazy (c) busy (d) loud
23. 23.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
24. 24.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
26. 26.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) success (c) journey (d) victory
28. 28.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) mother
29. 29.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) slim (c) quick (d) tall
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) piglet (d) kitten
31. 31.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
32. 32.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
34. 34.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) short (b) narrow (c) wide (d) dark
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – pal (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
36. 36.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
37. 37.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) kind (d) busy
38. 38.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) break (c) open (d) close
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
40. 40.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) castle

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