Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 105 · 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 prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) running (c) headache (d) beautiful
3. 3.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) daughter (d) aunt
4. 4.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) fearfully (c) feared (d) fearless
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) rich – wealthy
6. 6.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) bag (d) milk
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) umbrella (c) kitchen (d) animal
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) fleet
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
10. 10.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) goose (d) cow
11. 11.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
12. 12.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) carful (c) carefull (d) caerful
13. 13.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) cow (d) duck
14. 14.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) queen (d) tigress
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
16. 16.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) thing (d) tree
17. 17.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) pencil (c) animal (d) kitchen
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) weekend (d) tomato
21. 21.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weakness (c) weaker (d) weakly
22. 22.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) unlead
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) running (c) jellyfish (d) banana
24. 24.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) rude
27. 27.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) break (d) repair
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) pack (c) herd (d) flock
29. 29.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) quick (d) rich
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
31. 31.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
32. 32.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) milk (b) rain (c) sun (d) shelf
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) hot – cold (c) up – down (d) stone – rock
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) bright (d) dull
35. 35.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) lion (c) king (d) bull
36. 36.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
37. 37.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
38. 38.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) brave (c) modern (d) honest
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) hide (c) paint (d) wash

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