Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 268 · 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 “in a sad way”? (a) sadden (b) sadness (c) sadder (d) sadly
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) sunflower (c) elephant (d) happiness
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) brave (c) guilty (d) modern
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) wolves (b) flowers (c) cows (d) ships
6. 6.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) rude (d) glad
7. 7.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderfel (c) wonderful (d) wonderfull
8. 8.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyful (c) joyfull (d) joyfel
9. 9.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) happy (c) tired (d) fresh
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
11. 11.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) rejudge (c) unjudge (d) prejudge
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
13. 13.Which word means “not happy”? (a) dishappy (b) unhappy (c) mishappy (d) rehappy
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) chick
15. 15.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) port (b) book (c) tree (d) rice
16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
18. 18.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) not agree (d) agree wrongly
19. 19.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
20. 20.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) tired (c) lively (d) fresh
21. 21.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) slow (c) empty (d) angry
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) fleet (c) flock (d) band
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) give – take (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) cruel (d) lazy
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
27. 27.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) rice (d) bag
28. 28.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) diskind (c) miskind (d) unkind
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pride
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) rude (c) quick (d) heavy
32. 32.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) writer (c) writing (d) wrote
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
34. 34.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) mother (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
35. 35.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) camels (c) keys (d) ships
36. 36.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) obedient (c) naughty (d) polite
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) running (c) quickly (d) toothpaste
39. 39.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
40. 40.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-

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