Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 18 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
3. 3.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) ran (c) ate (d) sang
4. 4.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) cows (d) ships
5. 5.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) scared (c) brave (d) careless
6. 6.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) above (c) under (d) behind
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) kid (d) cub
8. 8.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
9. 9.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) player (c) playing (d) playful
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) tall (c) flat (d) short
11. 11.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
12. 12.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) uncontinue (d) discontinue
13. 13.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) wet (c) difficult (d) easy
14. 14.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
15. 15.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
16. 16.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
17. 17.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) umbrella (c) popcorn (d) beautiful
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) run (d) sink
20. 20.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) wolves (c) ships (d) lions
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) pancake (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) teacher
24. 24.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
25. 25.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) not common (d) common before
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) tomato (c) animal (d) football
27. 27.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) wife (b) queen (c) aunt (d) bride
28. 28.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kinder (d) kindest
29. 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
30. 30.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) soft (c) dull (d) bright
31. 31.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) prelead (b) mislead (c) unlead (d) relead
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
33. 33.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) cry (b) crawl (c) sit (d) leap
34. 34.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) ache (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) classroom (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) running
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) lend (d) sing
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
38. 38.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) sleepy (b) excited (c) tired (d) bored
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) flock
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) bookshelf (b) yellow (c) happiness (d) kitchen

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