Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 12 · 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: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
3. 3.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) sheep (d) lions
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) daylight (c) pencil (d) beautiful
5. 5.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnor (b) runer (c) runner (d) runnar
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
7. 7.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) misspell (c) respell (d) unspell
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) weak (c) strong (d) tiny
9. 9.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) easy (c) early (d) hard
10. 10.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiest (b) happily (c) happiness (d) happier
11. 11.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
12. 12.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
14. 14.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) recount (c) discount (d) precount
15. 15.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) king (c) tiger (d) bull
16. 16.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
17. 17.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakor (d) bakeer
18. 18.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) shoe (b) end (c) tree (d) milk
19. 19.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) repair
20. 20.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
21. 21.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) lively (c) fresh (d) tired
22. 22.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tall (d) caring
23. 23.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) duck (d) goat
24. 24.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painted (c) paints (d) painter
25. 25.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) tomato (c) beautiful (d) eyebrow
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) herd (c) flock (d) swarm
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) wide (d) ancient
29. 29.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) cake (c) pen (d) shoe
30. 30.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) lion (d) sheep
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
32. 32.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) peacock (d) bull
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) big – small
34. 34.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) cows (d) eggs
35. 35.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
36. 36.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) lost (c) used (d) made
37. 37.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
38. 38.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) threw (c) ate (d) painted
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) sunflower (c) tomato (d) quickly
40. 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-

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