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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 200 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) honest (c) generous (d) visible
  2. 2.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) grapes (c) lions (d) ships
  3. 3.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) uncle (c) prince (d) king
  4. 4.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowly (b) slowest (c) slower (d) slowness
  5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) chick (d) lamb
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) bull (c) prince (d) uncle
  7. 7.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
  8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) loss (c) question (d) roof
  9. 9.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) quick (c) fresh (d) weary
  10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
  11. 11.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) shore (d) chair
  12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) pack (c) bunch (d) flock
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
  14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
  15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) fleet (b) pride (c) gang (d) litter
  16. 16.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) board
  17. 17.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) sick (c) brave (d) kind
  18. 18.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrly (c) angryly (d) angrily
  19. 19.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) rich (d) tall
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) mare (c) hen (d) cow
  21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) herd (c) pride (d) school
  22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  23. 23.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
  24. 24.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
  25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) clever (c) honest (d) cowardly
  26. 26.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) small (c) light (d) empty
  27. 27.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) fly (b) cup (c) pen (d) milk
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) smart (c) lazy (d) rude
  29. 29.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) duchess (d) niece
  30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
  31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
  32. 32.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) pan
  33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
  34. 34.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) tiger (c) lion (d) king
  35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
  36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) butterfly (c) yellow (d) teacher
  37. 37.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) fly (d) chair
  38. 38.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) shoes (c) kite (d) medicine
  39. 39.What does “disobey” mean? (a) not obey (b) obey before (c) obey wrongly (d) obey again
  40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet

Answer key

  1. visible
  2. wolves
  3. duke
  4. slowly
  5. cub
  6. emperor
  7. -less
  8. loss
  9. weary
  10. generous – selfish
  11. shore
  12. pack
  13. gift – present
  14. choose – select
  15. gang
  16. board
  17. sick
  18. angrily
  19. rich
  20. hen
  21. school
  22. re-
  23. see
  24. generous
  25. cowardly
  26. heavy
  27. fly
  28. smart
  29. duchess
  30. ill – sick
  31. kid
  32. pan
  33. stone – rock
  34. lion
  35. rough – smooth
  36. butterfly
  37. fly
  38. medicine
  39. not obey
  40. fleet

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