Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 199 · 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 the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) loud (c) hot (d) damp
2. 2.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) waste (c) spill (d) save
3. 3.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) sunny (c) cold (d) hot
4. 4.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) port (d) rice
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
7. 7.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) rich (c) thin (d) fat
8. 8.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) pleased (c) bored (d) worried
9. 9.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) kangaroo
10. 10.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) smile (c) answer (d) travel
11. 11.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) duck (c) deer (d) frog
12. 12.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) grapes (d) ships
13. 13.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) baker (c) bakor (d) bakeer
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) shallow (c) generous (d) polite
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
16. 16.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) daughter (d) niece
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) swarm
18. 18.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helper (d) helpless
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) animal (c) butterfly (d) yellow
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
22. 22.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) poor (d) rich
23. 23.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
24. 24.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
25. 25.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) host (d) hero
26. 26.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) disagree (c) preagree (d) reagree
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) visible (c) honest (d) generous
28. 28.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
29. 29.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) win – lose
31. 31.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) stale (c) rotten (d) fresh
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) early (c) honest (d) deep
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) honest (c) cowardly (d) early
36. 36.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) rich (c) fast (d) quiet
37. 37.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) carefully (c) careless (d) carer
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) yellow (d) sunrise
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) elephant (c) kitchen (d) rainbow
40. 40.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) sad (c) boring (d) funny

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