Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 232 · 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.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) bees
2. 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) prehappy (c) dishappy (d) unhappy
3. 3.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) peacock (d) rooster
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) shout (d) decrease
5. 5.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
6. 6.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) ships (c) sticks (d) singers
7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
9. 9.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) accept (c) include (d) float
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – break (d) mend – repair
12. 12.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) frog (d) cow
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) sleepy (d) clever
14. 14.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) castle (d) chair
15. 15.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writer
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
17. 17.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) pretell (d) retell
18. 18.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) bakor (d) baker
19. 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
20. 20.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) cake (b) shoe (c) pen (d) tree
21. 21.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) sour (d) sweet
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) snowman
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) airport (c) happiness (d) kitchen
24. 24.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) not use (c) use again (d) use wrongly
25. 25.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) quietly (c) loudly (d) slowly
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) shallow (b) polite (c) generous (d) ancient
27. 27.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky wrongly (c) lucky before (d) not lucky
28. 28.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) bloomed (c) danced (d) grew
29. 29.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) hungry (c) afraid (d) rich
30. 30.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
32. 32.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) silent (d) calm
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) caravan (c) fleet (d) swarm
35. 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
36. 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) pride (c) swarm (d) range
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) modern (c) kind (d) early
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) bookshelf (d) tomato

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