Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 251 · 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 word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) misplay (c) replay (d) display
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) moonlight (d) running
3. 3.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearless (b) fearfully (c) feared (d) fearful
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) pack
5. 5.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) ships (d) soldiers
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) sleepy (d) clever
7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) day – night
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
10. 10.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wondreful (c) wonderful (d) wonderfull
11. 11.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) niece (d) woman
12. 12.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) empty (d) clear
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
14. 14.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) rude (d) tired
15. 15.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) road (c) garden (d) river
16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
17. 17.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) story (c) smile (d) siren
18. 18.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) princess (b) aunt (c) niece (d) queen
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) tomato (c) running (d) elephant
20. 20.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
21. 21.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) clever (c) poor (d) busy
22. 22.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) musicians (d) keys
23. 23.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
24. 24.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) princess (c) actress (d) hostess
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) up – down
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
27. 27.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quickly (c) quickley (d) quikly
28. 28.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) choose (c) smile (d) clean
29. 29.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) cup (c) pen (d) shoe
30. 30.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) people (c) grapes (d) ships
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) troop
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) profit (d) window
33. 33.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) delighted (c) angry (d) bored
34. 34.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
35. 35.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) paint (b) hide (c) wash (d) clap
36. 36.Which word means “without a name”? (a) names (b) nameless (c) named (d) namely
37. 37.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) sunny (c) hot (d) cold
38. 38.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) smart (c) lazy (d) tired
39. 39.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet

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