Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 267 · 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.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) book (d) milk
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) starfish (c) teacher (d) beautiful
3. 3.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) lions (c) keys (d) ships
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) blame (d) float
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) glad – happy
7. 7.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
8. 8.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
9. 9.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) light
10. 10.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
13. 13.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
14. 14.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) ships (d) camels
15. 15.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) named (c) names (d) nameless
16. 16.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) carful (c) careful (d) caerful
17. 17.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) horse
18. 18.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
19. 19.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) repaired (c) broke (d) planted
20. 20.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickly (b) quickness (c) quicken (d) quicker
21. 21.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) man (d) king
22. 22.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopor (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shoppar
23. 23.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear wrongly
24. 24.Which word means “view before”? (a) review (b) unview (c) disview (d) preview
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) running (c) animal (d) jellyfish
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
27. 27.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) bees
28. 28.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happines (d) happyness
29. 29.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) sleeps (c) tells (d) drinks
30. 30.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) frog (d) cat
31. 31.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) end (d) jump
32. 32.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) not equal (c) equal wrongly (d) equal again
33. 33.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) tired (d) proud
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) pod
35. 35.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) eggs (d) lions
36. 36.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
37. 37.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) choose (b) finish (c) shout (d) start
38. 38.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) journey (c) entrance (d) question
40. 40.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) preopen (c) disopen (d) unopen

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