Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 287 · 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.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) hostess (b) actress (c) heroine (d) princess
2. 2.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) not use (c) use before (d) use wrongly
3. 3.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singer (b) sang (c) singing (d) songs
4. 4.Which word means “check again”? (a) mischeck (b) precheck (c) discheck (d) recheck
5. 5.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pityful (c) pitifull (d) pitiful
6. 6.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) sailors (d) cows
7. 7.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) thing (d) tree
8. 8.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
9. 9.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) players (c) ships (d) cows
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) honest (c) rude (d) quick
11. 11.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) missed (b) washed (c) caught (d) drove
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) animal (c) bookshelf (d) umbrella
14. 14.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrly (c) angryly (d) angrily
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
16. 16.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeless (b) homeles (c) homelees (d) homless
17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
18. 18.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
19. 19.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
20. 20.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) slept (c) barked (d) swam
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
22. 22.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) dull (c) bright (d) empty
23. 23.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) grapes (d) monkeys
24. 24.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) cows (c) keys (d) ships
25. 25.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
26. 26.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shopor (c) shoper (d) shopper
27. 27.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) lions (c) sheep (d) ships
28. 28.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dansor (b) danceer (c) dancer (d) dancar
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) flock (b) herd (c) crew (d) bunch
30. 30.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) slowly (c) softly (d) loudly
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) sharp (c) polite (d) ancient
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) arrive
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
34. 34.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
35. 35.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) rice (c) milk (d) shore
36. 36.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) king
37. 37.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) rude (d) careless
38. 38.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
39. 39.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) bored (b) excited (c) sleepy (d) tired
40. 40.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) paper

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