Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 177 · 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 eggs (a) herd (b) clutch (c) swarm (d) fleet
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) troupe (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) failure (d) question
4. 4.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) grandmother (c) happiness (d) kitchen
6. 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
10. 10.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) king (d) horse
11. 11.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) lion (d) sheep
12. 12.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) ships (d) sticks
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) quickly (c) toothpaste (d) banana
14. 14.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) pack (d) flock
16. 16.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) preclear (c) misclear (d) unclear
17. 17.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) unobey (c) misobey (d) disobey
18. 18.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) discontinue (c) miscontinue (d) recontinue
19. 19.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) chair (d) cup
20. 20.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) boiled (c) fried (d) chopped
21. 21.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
22. 22.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
23. 23.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
24. 24.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) miswell (d) unwell
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) thieves (d) ships
27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) not honest (c) honest again (d) honest before
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) sleepy (c) swift (d) lazy
29. 29.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) rooster (c) bull (d) lion
30. 30.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) dishonest (c) mishonest (d) unhonest
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
32. 32.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
33. 33.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) goose (b) dog (c) cat (d) cow
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) team (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
35. 35.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) wide (b) strong (c) new (d) unsafe
36. 36.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) clever (c) busy (d) poor
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) tadpole (d) cub
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) modern (b) invisible (c) polite (d) ancient
39. 39.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) book (d) fall
40. 40.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) lazy (c) careless (d) brave

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