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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 243 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow before (c) allow wrongly (d) not allow
  2. 2.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) laziest (c) lazily (d) lazier
  3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
  4. 4.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) castle (c) chair (d) milk
  5. 5.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
  6. 6.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) fish (d) chair
  7. 7.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
  8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) pride (c) swarm (d) fleet
  9. 9.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
  11. 11.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) room (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
  12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
  13. 13.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
  14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
  15. 15.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
  16. 16.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
  17. 17.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) cows (c) ships (d) singers
  18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
  19. 19.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) baker (b) bakar (c) bakeer (d) bakor
  20. 20.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
  21. 21.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) host (b) hero (c) actor (d) waiter
  22. 22.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) geese (c) keys (d) cows
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) question (d) loss
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) wife
  25. 25.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) heavy (c) small (d) huge
  26. 26.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) smile (c) choose (d) close
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) import (c) whisper (d) accept
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) piglet
  29. 29.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) drank (b) wrote (c) ate (d) swam
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) kid (d) chick
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) bridegroom (b) uncle (c) king (d) nephew
  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 suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
  34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
  35. 35.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) cows (c) flowers (d) ships
  36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) gift – present (d) big – large
  37. 37.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) dry (c) hot (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) modern (b) early (c) rich (d) humble
  39. 39.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) jump (d) end
  40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) daylight (b) quickly (c) pencil (d) tomato

Answer key

  1. not allow
  2. laziness
  3. un-
  4. castle
  5. -less
  6. fish
  7. sale
  8. brood
  9. male
  10. shy – timid
  11. room
  12. gift – present
  13. their
  14. choose – select
  15. visit again
  16. witch
  17. singers
  18. begin – start
  19. baker
  20. tale
  21. waiter
  22. geese
  23. loss
  24. sister
  25. small
  26. close
  27. import
  28. piglet
  29. wrote
  30. calf
  31. bridegroom
  32. noisy
  33. -ful
  34. dis-
  35. flowers
  36. deep – shallow
  37. cold
  38. humble
  39. end
  40. daylight

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