Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 145 · 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 lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) sheep (d) cat
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) animal (c) weekend (d) elephant
3. 3.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
4. 4.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) unsafe (c) new (d) wide
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) joey (c) cub (d) lamb
7. 7.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) goose (d) cat
8. 8.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) fresh (c) soft (d) stale
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) animal (c) teacher (d) doorbell
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) tall (c) wet (d) lazy
11. 11.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) mare (d) ewe
12. 12.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) early (c) hard (d) easy
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
14. 14.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) bakeer (c) baker (d) bakar
15. 15.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) jump (c) gift (d) start
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) classroom (d) quickly
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) shallow
18. 18.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) father (c) brother (d) son
19. 19.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) choose (d) fix
20. 20.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
21. 21.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
22. 22.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
23. 23.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmor (b) swimmar (c) swimer (d) swimmer
24. 24.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) careful (c) caerful (d) carefull
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) decrease (c) accept (d) shout
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) honest (b) deep (c) early (d) rich
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
28. 28.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) woman (c) queen (d) aunt
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) exclude (b) borrow (c) arrive (d) sink
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) sink (c) praise (d) whisper
34. 34.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) luckilly (c) lukily (d) luckyly
35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) cub (d) lamb
36. 36.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) kite (b) homework (c) shoes (d) medicine
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
38. 38.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) crawl (c) sleep (d) sing
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat

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