Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 174 · 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.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) recontinue
2. 2.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
4. 4.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) leaf (c) cloud (d) sand
5. 5.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
6. 6.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) flowers (c) ships (d) wolves
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) shut – close
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) ancient (d) rough
9. 9.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joyful (c) joyfull (d) joiful
10. 10.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) threw (c) wore (d) ate
11. 11.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) siren (c) smile (d) story
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) asleep (c) late (d) loud
13. 13.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
14. 14.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
15. 15.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) dancers (d) cows
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
18. 18.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careful (b) carefully (c) careless (d) carer
19. 19.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) fresh (c) warm (d) soft
20. 20.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
21. 21.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) weekend (c) yellow (d) beautiful
23. 23.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) ground
24. 24.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) sleepy (b) honest (c) foolish (d) clever
25. 25.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoping (b) hoped (c) hopeful (d) hopeless
26. 26.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) paint (c) sell (d) shut
27. 27.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
28. 28.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) tired (c) asleep (d) fresh
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) natural (b) brave (c) honest (d) ancient
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pancake (c) quickly (d) elephant
32. 32.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
33. 33.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) quiet (d) generous
35. 35.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) friend
36. 36.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) angry (c) afraid (d) hungry
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
40. 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) start (c) end (d) gift

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