Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 171 · 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.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) mother (c) aunt (d) sister
2. 2.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
3. 3.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) aunt (b) lady (c) bride (d) queen
4. 4.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) cow (d) hen
5. 5.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) break (c) paint (d) open
6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
7. 7.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
8. 8.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) jump – leap
11. 11.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) dancers
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
13. 13.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) clear (c) empty (d) wide
14. 14.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
15. 15.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautifull (b) beautiful (c) beautyful (d) beautful
16. 16.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
18. 18.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) painted (c) threw (d) drank
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
20. 20.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmer (c) swimer (d) swimmor
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
22. 22.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) sharp (c) late (d) polite
24. 24.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
25. 25.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) window (c) answer (d) profit
27. 27.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) rude (c) simple (d) hard
28. 28.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
29. 29.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
30. 30.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
31. 31.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
32. 32.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powered (b) powerfully (c) powerful (d) powerless
33. 33.What does “replay” mean? (a) play again (b) not play (c) play wrongly (d) play before
34. 34.Which word means “join again”? (a) rejoin (b) prejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
35. 35.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) branches (c) fruits (d) roots
36. 36.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teacher (d) teachor
37. 37.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) sunny (c) dry (d) dusty
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) export (c) borrow (d) arrive
39. 39.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) ancient (d) natural

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