Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 281 · 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) animal (c) quickly (d) classroom
2. 2.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
5. 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
6. 6.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) whispered (b) cheered (c) cried (d) slept
7. 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) prelucky (d) relucky
8. 8.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
9. 9.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) fall (c) pen (d) chair
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
11. 11.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) waitress
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) increase (d) whisper
13. 13.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sheep (c) keys (d) ships
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) gosling (b) cub (c) calf (d) kid
15. 15.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) lion (d) cow
16. 16.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homework (c) homeward (d) homeless
17. 17.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) hero (b) prince (c) god (d) king
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) shallow (b) generous (c) polite (d) ancient
20. 20.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writer (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) pride (b) flock (c) herd (d) bunch
22. 22.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) brave (d) natural
24. 24.Which word means “open again”? (a) reopen (b) misopen (c) unopen (d) preopen
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
26. 26.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) bull (d) emperor
27. 27.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pittiful (c) pityful (d) pitiful
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) sleepy (c) clever (d) honest
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) journey (c) answer (d) question
30. 30.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) corn (c) shoe (d) tree
31. 31.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
32. 32.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
33. 33.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidines (b) tidiness (c) tidyness (d) tidness
34. 34.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) not kind (d) kind again
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) weekend
38. 38.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) book (d) shoe
39. 39.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) ships (c) bees (d) keys
40. 40.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes

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