Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 233 · 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 bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
2. 2.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) disread (b) preread (c) reread (d) misread
3. 3.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) fix (d) break
4. 4.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) fish
5. 5.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) tiny (b) unknown (c) famous (d) empty
6. 6.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) fish (c) keys (d) ships
7. 7.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
8. 8.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) playfull (c) plaiful (d) playfel
9. 9.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) wolves (d) flowers
10. 10.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) careful (c) carful (d) carefull
11. 11.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) bow (d) milk
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
13. 13.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
14. 14.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) cow
15. 15.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) shout (d) eat
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) question (c) journey (d) window
17. 17.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) niece (d) queen
18. 18.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
19. 19.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) dancers (c) keys (d) ships
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) pencil (c) notebook (d) beautiful
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) quickly (c) football (d) tomato
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
23. 23.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
24. 24.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) singers (d) cows
25. 25.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) players (c) cows (d) grapes
26. 26.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) side
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) joey (d) cub
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
30. 30.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softer (c) softness (d) softly
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) modern (c) brave (d) guilty
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
33. 33.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) stale (c) fresh (d) rotten
34. 34.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
35. 35.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painting (c) painter (d) painted
36. 36.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) book
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
38. 38.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) angry (c) brave (d) little
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) honest (c) quick (d) heavy
40. 40.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) sunny

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