Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 143 · 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: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautifull (b) beautful (c) beautiful (d) beautyful
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) victory – win
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
4. 4.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) not heat (d) heat again
5. 5.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
7. 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) mislucky (c) dislucky (d) unlucky
8. 8.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
9. 9.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) worried (d) delighted
10. 10.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
11. 11.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) repair (b) break (c) choose (d) laugh
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
13. 13.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
16. 16.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmer (c) swimmar (d) swimmor
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
19. 19.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) usless (c) useless (d) uselesss
20. 20.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easily (b) easly (c) easyly (d) easely
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
22. 22.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
23. 23.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) rude (d) caring
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) whisper (c) arrive (d) float
25. 25.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) band (c) herd (d) flock
27. 27.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
29. 29.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helping
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) late (d) present
31. 31.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
32. 32.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) princess (d) aunt
33. 33.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell wrongly (c) spell before (d) not spell
34. 34.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) judges (d) ships
35. 35.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
36. 36.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) miscook (c) discook (d) recook
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
38. 38.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painful (c) painless (d) painfully
39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) ancient (c) proud (d) wide

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