Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 104 · 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: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfull (b) joiful (c) joyfel (d) joyful
2. 2.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) ants (c) cows (d) grapes
3. 3.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) feared (c) fearful (d) fearless
4. 4.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) caring (c) lazy (d) rude
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
6. 6.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) troop (c) herd (d) fleet
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
9. 9.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
10. 10.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) profit (d) answer
12. 12.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) way
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
14. 14.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
15. 15.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) uncle (d) father
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
17. 17.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) sour (c) fresh (d) cold
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kitten (d) puppy
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) wide (b) quiet (c) ancient (d) rich
20. 20.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) princess (c) aunt (d) queen
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) roof (c) question (d) journey
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) honest (c) superior (d) modern
23. 23.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickly (b) quikly (c) quickely (d) quickley
24. 24.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
27. 27.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goods (b) goodly (c) goodness (d) better
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) rough (c) late (d) honest
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) flock (c) pride (d) fleet
30. 30.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
32. 32.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) sang (c) ran (d) ate
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) greedy (c) selfish (d) generous
34. 34.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakeer (d) bakor
35. 35.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
36. 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell again (c) tell wrongly (d) tell before
37. 37.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) froze (c) slept (d) melted
39. 39.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shopor
40. 40.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) horse

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