Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 279 · 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: sun + ___ (a) flower (b) milk (c) bag (d) chair
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) toothbrush (b) animal (c) elephant (d) running
3. 3.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) monkeys (d) bees
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) flock (c) bunch (d) fleet
5. 5.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homless (c) homelees (d) homeless
6. 6.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) prince
7. 7.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) pay again (c) pay before (d) not pay
8. 8.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) bee (d) chair
9. 9.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tired (b) weak (c) tiny (d) strong
12. 12.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) not spell (c) spell wrongly (d) spell again
13. 13.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
14. 14.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
15. 15.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) tasty (d) salty
16. 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) pretidy (c) retidy (d) untidy
17. 17.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) team (c) flock (d) herd
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) kitten (d) puppy
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) import (b) float (c) whisper (d) accept
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) early (c) generous (d) visible
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) early (d) wide
26. 26.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) sang (c) singer (d) songs
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) innocent (d) ancient
28. 28.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoped (c) hoping (d) hopeless
29. 29.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) wide (c) new (d) strong
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) exit (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) running (c) banana (d) newspaper
32. 32.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) ate (b) painted (c) drank (d) threw
33. 33.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) daylight
35. 35.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) angrily (c) quickly (d) slowly
36. 36.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
37. 37.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) loud
38. 38.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dry (c) dusty (d) flooded
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) owlet (d) cub
40. 40.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower

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