Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 26 · 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.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
2. 2.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) minority (c) victory (d) journey
4. 4.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindness (c) kindniss (d) kindeness
5. 5.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickness (c) sicker (d) sickly
6. 6.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) queen (c) princess (d) hostess
7. 7.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
8. 8.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) cows (d) musicians
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) umbrella (c) eyebrow (d) happiness
10. 10.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) smart (b) lazy (c) rude (d) tired
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
12. 12.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) paint (c) wear (d) brush
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) grandmother (c) quickly (d) running
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) quiet – silent (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) old – new
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) gosling
20. 20.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) judge again (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) window (c) victory (d) question
22. 22.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
23. 23.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) god (b) king (c) hero (d) prince
24. 24.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) geese (c) keys (d) ships
25. 25.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) not write (b) write again (c) write before (d) write wrongly
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) failure (c) answer (d) journey
27. 27.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerful (b) powerless (c) powering (d) powered
28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
29. 29.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) light (b) chair (c) milk (d) pen
30. 30.Which word means “open again”? (a) disopen (b) unopen (c) reopen (d) preopen
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
32. 32.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) sleeps (b) tells (c) drinks (d) eats
33. 33.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) unhappy (b) quick (c) tall (d) rich
34. 34.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) fish (d) milk
35. 35.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) reads (c) paints (d) plants
36. 36.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) proud (b) tall (c) healthy (d) ill
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
38. 38.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homework (c) homeward (d) homeless
39. 39.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) made (b) lost (c) used (d) found
40. 40.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) jump (c) gift (d) start

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