Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 114 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) chick
2. 2.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) fall (b) pen (c) book (d) chair
3. 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) replace (c) preplace (d) unplace
4. 4.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) tired (c) loud (d) happy
5. 5.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) waste (c) spill (d) heat
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
7. 7.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitiful (b) pittiful (c) pityful (d) pitifull
8. 8.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) sheep (d) lions
9. 9.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) reagree
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
11. 11.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) tree
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) teacher (c) umbrella (d) railway
13. 13.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) man (c) king (d) nephew
14. 14.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
15. 15.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) son (d) nephew
16. 16.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) lion (d) king
17. 17.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) angrily (b) quickly (c) loudly (d) slowly
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) beautiful (c) quickly (d) postman
20. 20.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
23. 23.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) cow (d) ewe
24. 24.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) man (b) pen (c) cup (d) chair
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) troop (d) herd
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) bunch (c) troop (d) fleet
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) elephant (c) butterfly (d) running
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
29. 29.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) waitress
30. 30.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) dancers
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) accept (d) include
32. 32.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softly (c) softness (d) softer
33. 33.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) calf (d) kitten
35. 35.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
37. 37.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnor (c) runnar (d) runner
38. 38.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) room (d) shoe
39. 39.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) wash (b) paint (c) clap (d) hide

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