Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 255 · 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 is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) yellow (c) haircut (d) beautiful
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) owlet (d) cub
3. 3.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) cygnet (d) kid
5. 5.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) board
6. 6.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) spill (c) burn (d) waste
7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
8. 8.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) flock
10. 10.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writer
11. 11.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) journey (d) maximum
13. 13.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) clear (c) sunny (d) cloudy
14. 14.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) generous (c) lazy (d) selfish
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) bedroom (c) banana (d) running
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) sunrise (d) journey
18. 18.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) answer (c) travel (d) smile
19. 19.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
20. 20.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) not visit (c) visit before (d) visit again
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) polite (d) wet
23. 23.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) host (c) king (d) uncle
24. 24.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) story (b) smile (c) song (d) siren
25. 25.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) grapes (d) soldiers
26. 26.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
27. 27.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) loud (d) rowdy
28. 28.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) cows (d) sailors
29. 29.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) hardworking (c) careless (d) lazy
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
31. 31.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitiful (b) pityful (c) pittiful (d) pitifull
32. 32.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) heavy (c) tall (d) huge
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) herd (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
34. 34.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
35. 35.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowest (b) slowness (c) slowly (d) slower
36. 36.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) tall (c) slim (d) quick
37. 37.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) grapes
38. 38.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) depart (c) laugh (d) accept
40. 40.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail

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