Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 273 · 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: news + ___ (a) paper (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
3. 3.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowely (b) slowley (c) slowly (d) sloly
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) guilty (b) brave (c) early (d) modern
6. 6.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
7. 7.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
8. 8.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
9. 9.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
10. 10.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) box
11. 11.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) prince (c) host (d) actor
12. 12.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) baker (c) bakor (d) bakar
13. 13.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) clear (b) bright (c) cloudy (d) sunny
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) strong (c) tired (d) tiny
15. 15.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) glasses
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) up – down
17. 17.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painful (c) painter (d) painless
18. 18.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) ewe (d) mare
19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear before (c) clear again (d) not clear
20. 20.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) wore (b) ate (c) drank (d) threw
21. 21.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) caught (c) drove (d) washed
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) push – pull
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
24. 24.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) cake (c) pen (d) tree
25. 25.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) start (c) gift (d) jump
26. 26.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painter (c) paints (d) painted
27. 27.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) salty
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) fleet
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) troop
30. 30.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) muddy (c) dark (d) clean
31. 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
32. 32.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) not well (d) well before
33. 33.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) tired (c) hungry (d) glad
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
35. 35.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) sand (d) leaf
36. 36.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
37. 37.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
38. 38.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) careful (c) caerful (d) carful
39. 39.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
40. 40.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) laziness (c) lazily (d) lazier

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