Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 154 · 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 ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) cabinet (b) swarm (c) flock (d) herd
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
4. 4.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) wet (c) angry (d) tiny
6. 6.Which word means “not obey”? (a) unobey (b) reobey (c) disobey (d) misobey
7. 7.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) unhappy (d) quick
8. 8.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) rice (d) bell
9. 9.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
10. 10.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) boring (c) dull (d) heavy
11. 11.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpful (b) helpless (c) helpfully (d) helper
12. 12.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) leap (b) cry (c) sit (d) crawl
13. 13.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) shut – close
15. 15.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) lion (c) tiger (d) bull
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf
17. 17.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) cut (c) book (d) tree
18. 18.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) brush (c) cup (d) road
19. 19.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) grandmother (c) aunt (d) queen
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) run (d) sink
21. 21.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) unpaint (d) prepaint
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
23. 23.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindest (c) kindly (d) kinder
24. 24.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) leaf (c) cloud (d) stone
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) tiny (b) brave (c) rude (d) lazy
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
27. 27.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) tired (c) full (d) empty
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) elephant (c) running (d) airport
30. 30.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) musicians (d) keys
31. 31.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) rich (d) easy
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
34. 34.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
35. 35.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
36. 36.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpless
37. 37.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) busy (c) wet (d) kind
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) cub (d) lamb
39. 39.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) cows (c) keys (d) ships
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) beautiful (d) jellyfish

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