Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 206 · 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.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) wide (c) new (d) strong
2. 2.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darkness (c) darckness (d) darkeness
3. 3.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sleep (c) jump (d) sing
4. 4.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) cup (b) shoe (c) road (d) brush
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) grandmother (c) beautiful (d) elephant
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
8. 8.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powerful (c) powered (d) powerless
9. 9.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) heroine (d) hostess
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
12. 12.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) painted (c) ate (d) cooked
13. 13.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) quick (c) angry (d) noisy
14. 14.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) quick (c) rich (d) timid
15. 15.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) keys (c) grapes (d) ships
16. 16.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) king (b) man (c) uncle (d) nephew
17. 17.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) princess (d) queen
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) bookshelf (c) happiness (d) kitchen
19. 19.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) early (b) blunt (c) honest (d) modern
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) pride (c) herd (d) bunch
23. 23.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
25. 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
26. 26.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
27. 27.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) warm (c) fresh (d) stale
28. 28.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) cry (d) crawl
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
30. 30.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writer (c) writter (d) writeer
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) bouquet
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) teacher (c) postman (d) pencil
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) early (b) humble (c) rich (d) modern
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
35. 35.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) begin (c) laugh (d) repair
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) pride (c) swarm (d) range
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) calf
39. 39.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cow
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak

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