Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 22 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) win – lose
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) kitten (c) chick (d) puppy
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) depart (d) laugh
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
5. 5.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
6. 6.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) quiet (c) fast (d) rich
7. 7.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) dancers (d) ships
8. 8.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
9. 9.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
10. 10.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) prejudge (d) disjudge
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) pod
12. 12.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) fried (c) poured (d) chopped
13. 13.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) timid (c) quick (d) bold
14. 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) sheep
15. 15.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) cow (c) sheep (d) hen
16. 16.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) sad (c) big (d) quick
17. 17.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderfel (c) wonderfull (d) wonderful
18. 18.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) wife (d) girl
19. 19.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) quietly (c) softly (d) loudly
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
21. 21.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) careless (c) carefully (d) carer
22. 22.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) repaired (b) ate (c) broke (d) planted
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) flock (b) bundle (c) pride (d) herd
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) shout (d) run
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) refuse (c) whisper (d) arrive
26. 26.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) ants
27. 27.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) ships (d) flowers
28. 28.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
29. 29.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) kangaroo
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
31. 31.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
33. 33.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) king (d) horse
34. 34.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) fix (c) break (d) laugh
35. 35.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) small (c) huge (d) heavy
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) animal (c) doorbell (d) pencil
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
38. 38.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open before (c) not open (d) open again
39. 39.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) proud (c) delighted (d) excited
40. 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) start (d) jump

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