Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 286 · 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: rail + ___ (a) way (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
2. 2.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
3. 3.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) nun (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
4. 4.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) quick (c) angry (d) happy
5. 5.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) repaint (c) prepaint (d) dispaint
6. 6.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) bag (d) tree
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) banana (c) running (d) happiness
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) honest (d) rough
10. 10.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) kind (c) wet (d) difficult
11. 11.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckyly (c) lukily (d) luckily
12. 12.What does “mishear” mean? (a) not hear (b) hear before (c) hear wrongly (d) hear again
13. 13.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) lion (c) tiger (d) bull
15. 15.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) leaf (d) sand
16. 16.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) rice (c) shore (d) milk
17. 17.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) sloly (b) slowly (c) slowely (d) slowley
18. 18.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) drove (c) driving (d) driver
19. 19.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) thin (c) quick (d) big
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) foolish (c) clever (d) sleepy
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) flock (c) pride (d) fleet
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) foal (d) lamb
23. 23.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
24. 24.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) noisy (d) silent
25. 25.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) pebbles (b) feathers (c) leaves (d) bubbles
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) decrease (d) accept
27. 27.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) lady (d) aunt
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) herd (c) flock (d) band
29. 29.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
30. 30.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cat (d) cow
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) notebook (d) happiness
32. 32.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
33. 33.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
34. 34.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) princess (d) actress
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) modern (d) permanent
36. 36.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
37. 37.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) geese
38. 38.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) awake (d) late
39. 39.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) rude

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