Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 21 · 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: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) won (b) lost (c) feared (d) missed
2. 2.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudness (b) louder (c) loudest (d) loudly
3. 3.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) pen (b) room (c) milk (d) tree
4. 4.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) unhear (b) dishear (c) mishear (d) rehear
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
6. 6.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painless (c) painter (d) painted
7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) pride (b) bunch (c) flock (d) herd
9. 9.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) temporary (d) ancient
11. 11.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homeles (c) homeless (d) homelees
12. 12.What does “reuse” mean? (a) not use (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) use again
13. 13.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmer
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
15. 15.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) small (d) loud
16. 16.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
17. 17.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carer (b) careful (c) careless (d) carefully
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
19. 19.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – modern
21. 21.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) answer (b) exit (c) roof (d) journey
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) journey (c) hero (d) answer
24. 24.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) bees (d) ships
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) cub
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) early (c) smooth (d) modern
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) honest (d) cheap
28. 28.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) empty (c) clear (d) wide
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) starfish (c) animal (d) quickly
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) herd
34. 34.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writter (c) writeer (d) writer
35. 35.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) prehappy
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
37. 37.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
38. 38.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) kangaroo
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) running (c) tomato (d) sunglasses
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) yellow (c) umbrella (d) weekend

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