Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 108 · 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: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teacher (c) teachere (d) teachar
2. 2.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) duck (c) mare (d) hen
3. 3.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) found (c) used (d) lost
4. 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) failure (c) journey (d) question
6. 6.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
8. 8.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – well
10. 10.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) bored (b) tired (c) sleepy (d) excited
11. 11.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) late (c) awake (d) asleep
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
13. 13.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) cub (d) cygnet
15. 15.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) bunch
18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
19. 19.Which word means “not respect”? (a) disrespect (b) rerespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
20. 20.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helping (c) helper (d) helpful
21. 21.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) busy
22. 22.Which word means “without care”? (a) carer (b) careful (c) carefully (d) careless
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) below – under
24. 24.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) cold (c) quick (d) dry
25. 25.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) fresh (c) old (d) stale
26. 26.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) wolves (c) lions (d) grapes
27. 27.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) frog
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) fruits (c) branches (d) roots
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) animal (c) teacher (d) bedroom
30. 30.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) soft
31. 31.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) banana (c) tomato (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
35. 35.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) wilted (c) danced (d) grew
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) exclude (d) borrow
38. 38.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) bag (d) flower
39. 39.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) throws (d) reads
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) polite (d) lazy

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