Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 277 · 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 is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) tomato (d) snowman
2. 2.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
3. 3.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
4. 4.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpful (b) helpfel (c) helpfol (d) helpfull
5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) dis- (d) re-
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) polite (b) late (c) sharp (d) ancient
7. 7.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
8. 8.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) rude (c) helpful (d) lazy
9. 9.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happily (b) happiness (c) happier (d) happiest
10. 10.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
11. 11.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
12. 12.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) fleet (b) brood (c) swarm (d) pride
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
16. 16.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) soft (c) warm (d) stale
17. 17.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
18. 18.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) fall (c) pen (d) book
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) journey (d) roof
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) chick
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
24. 24.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) chick
26. 26.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) actress (d) waitress
27. 27.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
29. 29.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) damp (c) hot (d) loud
30. 30.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darknes (c) darkness (d) darckness
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
32. 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) not tell (c) tell wrongly (d) tell again
33. 33.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sticks (c) sailors (d) bees
34. 34.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) rise (d) chair
35. 35.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) niece (c) queen (d) aunt
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) failure (c) question (d) answer
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
38. 38.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) not safe (d) safe again
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) accept (c) laugh (d) borrow
40. 40.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right

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