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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 216 · 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.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) tree (c) pen (d) cup
  2. 2.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
  3. 3.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) frog (c) duck (d) hen
  4. 4.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
  5. 5.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickly (c) quickely (d) quikly
  6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
  7. 7.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) ate (b) swam (c) drank (d) wrote
  8. 8.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
  9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) mis-
  10. 10.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
  11. 11.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painter (c) paints (d) painted
  12. 12.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) queen (d) lioness
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
  14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
  15. 15.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow before (b) not allow (c) allow again (d) allow wrongly
  16. 16.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) fix (d) break
  17. 17.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) port (d) rice
  18. 18.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) husband
  19. 19.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
  21. 21.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) preunderstand
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sticks (c) bees (d) sailors
  23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
  24. 24.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) taught (c) teaching (d) teachable
  25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) grandmother (d) kitchen
  26. 26.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powerful (c) powerless (d) powered
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
  28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
  29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  30. 30.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) lady (d) bride
  31. 31.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfel (b) playful (c) playfull (d) plaiful
  32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
  33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
  34. 34.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
  35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) scared – afraid
  36. 36.Which word means “check again”? (a) precheck (b) discheck (c) recheck (d) uncheck
  37. 37.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) kind (c) difficult (d) wet
  38. 38.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
  39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) honest (b) private (c) brave (d) modern
  40. 40.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships

Answer key

  1. work
  2. not agree
  3. deer
  4. by
  5. quickly
  6. ill – sick
  7. wrote
  8. hour
  9. dis-
  10. judge wrongly
  11. painter
  12. lioness
  13. rich – wealthy
  14. arrive – depart
  15. not allow
  16. fix
  17. port
  18. husband
  19. hear
  20. choose – select
  21. misunderstand
  22. sticks
  23. cheap – expensive
  24. teacher
  25. grandmother
  26. powerful
  27. son
  28. swarm
  29. pre-
  30. lady
  31. playful
  32. brave – cowardly
  33. borrow – lend
  34. fair
  35. float – sink
  36. recheck
  37. difficult
  38. deer
  39. private
  40. ships

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