Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 111 · 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 “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearless (c) fearful (d) fearfully
2. 2.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
3. 3.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) well wrongly (d) not well
4. 4.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
5. 5.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) small (c) big (d) loud
6. 6.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
7. 7.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) happy (d) quick
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
9. 9.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weakly (c) weaker (d) weakness
10. 10.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadnes (c) saddness (d) sadness
11. 11.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) lioness (d) tigress
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) elephant (c) pancake (d) teacher
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) pride (c) fleet (d) litter
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
15. 15.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
16. 16.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) tall (d) rich
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) question (b) window (c) victory (d) journey
18. 18.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -ful
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) arrive (c) sing (d) float
20. 20.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) bloomed (c) danced (d) grew
21. 21.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driving (b) drives (c) driver (d) drove
22. 22.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
23. 23.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) ships (c) lions (d) cows
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) artificial (d) modern
25. 25.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) glasses (d) tree
26. 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
27. 27.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
28. 28.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) grandfather
29. 29.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautiful (c) beautifull (d) beautyful
30. 30.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) geese
31. 31.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) wet (c) bright (d) dull
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) haircut (c) tomato (d) banana
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
34. 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
35. 35.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
36. 36.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
37. 37.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
38. 38.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) elephant (c) kitchen (d) teacher
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) popcorn (d) tomato

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