Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 238 · 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.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build wrongly (c) build before (d) build again
2. 2.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) sorry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) glad
3. 3.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) choir (c) herd (d) fleet
5. 5.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) burn (b) waste (c) spill (d) save
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
7. 7.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) not respect (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) respect wrongly
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) tomato (c) yellow (d) running
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
10. 10.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) geese (d) ships
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) owlet (d) cub
12. 12.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) swan (c) horse (d) cow
13. 13.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) colony (c) fleet (d) pride
15. 15.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flies (b) flows (c) jumps (d) sleeps
16. 16.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) ships (c) sticks (d) puppies
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
18. 18.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) husband
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) lend (b) praise (c) sink (d) whisper
20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky again (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) late (c) modern (d) superior
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) froze (c) grew (d) melted
23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
24. 24.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) scary (c) boring (d) sad
25. 25.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) ewe (b) mare (c) peahen (d) hen
26. 26.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
27. 27.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) misheat (c) disheat (d) reheat
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) question (c) answer (d) failure
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pack (d) herd
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) firefly (c) running (d) happiness
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) notebook (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) camels (d) bees
35. 35.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) miscommon (c) uncommon (d) discommon
36. 36.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
37. 37.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) nephew (d) king
38. 38.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
40. 40.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak

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