Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 23 · 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) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
2. 2.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) behave before (c) not behave (d) behave wrongly
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) running (c) happiness (d) airport
4. 4.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) greedy (d) rude
5. 5.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead again (b) lead wrongly (c) lead before (d) not lead
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) increase (d) float
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
10. 10.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) resafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
12. 12.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) tiger
13. 13.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
14. 14.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) flowers (c) colours (d) pieces
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) bookshelf (d) banana
16. 16.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) break (d) fix
17. 17.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) elephant (c) toothbrush (d) animal
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
22. 22.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cat
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) private (d) brave
24. 24.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand again (b) understand wrongly (c) not understand (d) understand before
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) soft (c) wet (d) dull
26. 26.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) foal
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) bouquet
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
31. 31.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) duckling (d) kitten
33. 33.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) misallow (c) disallow (d) reallow
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) pancake (d) beautiful
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
36. 36.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
38. 38.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) unhappy (c) tall (d) quick
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) exclude
40. 40.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sticks (c) sailors (d) bees

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