Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 109 · 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 word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) soften (c) softness (d) softly
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
4. 4.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
5. 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) recontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
6. 6.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dusty (c) dry (d) flooded
7. 7.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
8. 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) bunch (c) herd (d) school
11. 11.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) ships (d) bees
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) quietly (c) slowly (d) loudly
13. 13.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) fresh (c) stale (d) soft
14. 14.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) boiled (c) slept (d) flew
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pack
16. 16.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) strong (c) wide (d) new
17. 17.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) open wrongly (c) not open (d) open before
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
19. 19.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) barked (c) flew (d) slept
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) humble
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) majority
23. 23.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shopor (c) shoper (d) shopper
24. 24.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
25. 25.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
26. 26.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) fleet (b) litter (c) pride (d) flock
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) modern (d) wet
31. 31.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) burn
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) sunglasses (c) yellow (d) teacher
34. 34.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) shoe (d) pen
35. 35.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) ate (c) sang (d) waited
36. 36.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) fish (d) ships
37. 37.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) paint (c) wash (d) hide
38. 38.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flies (c) jumps (d) flows
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) bunch

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