Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 262 · 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 prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) ancient (c) early (d) polite
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) calf
5. 5.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) angrily (c) slowly (d) loudly
6. 6.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
8. 8.Which word means “visit again”? (a) unvisit (b) disvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
9. 9.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) cloudy (c) sunny (d) clear
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) joey (d) lamb
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) happiness (c) tomato (d) animal
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) question (c) journey (d) roof
13. 13.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) empty (d) large
14. 14.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
15. 15.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) muddy (c) dirty (d) clean
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) headache (b) banana (c) tomato (d) umbrella
17. 17.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) pan
18. 18.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
19. 19.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) musicians (c) keys (d) ships
20. 20.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) won (c) lost (d) feared
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) below – under
22. 22.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) healthy (c) tall (d) proud
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) calf (c) cub (d) lamb
24. 24.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
25. 25.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
26. 26.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit again (c) not visit (d) visit wrongly
27. 27.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) misfill (c) refill (d) disfill
28. 28.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) wide (d) dark
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) notebook (b) umbrella (c) kitchen (d) elephant
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
31. 31.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) horse (d) hen
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) bright (c) dark (d) dull
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
34. 34.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write before
35. 35.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) end
36. 36.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open again
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) transparent (c) early (d) honest
38. 38.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) yellow (c) doorbell (d) kitchen
40. 40.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) carful (c) careful (d) carefull

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