Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 220 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
2. 2.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) sunny (d) cold
3. 3.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) ewe (d) mare
4. 4.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
5. 5.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) build again (d) not build
6. 6.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) ripe (c) proud (d) lost
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
12. 12.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) sunny (c) cloudy (d) clear
13. 13.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) unlocked (b) painted (c) cooked (d) ate
14. 14.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) empty (c) bright (d) dull
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
16. 16.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) braver (b) bravest (c) bravery (d) bravely
17. 17.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankfully (b) thanking (c) thankful (d) thankless
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
19. 19.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeping (b) sleepy (c) sleeper (d) sleepless
20. 20.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writer (b) writeer (c) writter (d) writar
21. 21.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavily (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavyly
22. 22.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) fish (c) cows (d) keys
23. 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) dissafe (c) presafe (d) unsafe
24. 24.What does “preview” mean? (a) not view (b) view again (c) view before (d) view wrongly
25. 25.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helping
26. 26.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) hurry (c) sleep (d) read
27. 27.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dansor (b) dancar (c) danceer (d) dancer
28. 28.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) fresh (c) awake (d) tired
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) accept (c) decrease (d) borrow
30. 30.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) judge before
31. 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) army (d) bunch
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) cupboard (c) elephant (d) tomato
34. 34.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
35. 35.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) big (c) sad (d) thin
36. 36.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) people (d) keys
37. 37.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) stairs (d) grapes
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) wide (c) quiet (d) ancient
39. 39.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) tree (b) port (c) rice (d) book
40. 40.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) sad (c) funny (d) boring

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