Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 288 · 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: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) castle (d) chair
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) early (c) honest (d) modern
3. 3.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homely (b) homework (c) homeless (d) homeward
4. 4.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
5. 5.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) whisper (c) sit (d) shout
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) greedy (c) lazy (d) generous
7. 7.Which word means “not allow”? (a) unallow (b) reallow (c) disallow (d) misallow
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
9. 9.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) weary (c) fresh (d) rich
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) roots (c) branches (d) fruits
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) litter (c) pride (d) fleet
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) quickly (c) teacher (d) yellow
14. 14.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
17. 17.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) light (d) milk
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude
19. 19.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) prince (c) uncle (d) king
20. 20.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) heat again
21. 21.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carefully (b) careful (c) carer (d) careless
22. 22.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) quiet (b) calm (c) noisy (d) silent
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) army (c) swarm (d) flock
24. 24.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) hour (b) our
25. 25.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) present (d) river
26. 26.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
27. 27.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) disusual
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) honest (d) cowardly
29. 29.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) river (b) road (c) garden (d) roof
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) moonlight (c) running (d) banana
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) late (c) honest (d) superior
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
33. 33.Which word means “cook before”? (a) miscook (b) discook (c) uncook (d) precook
34. 34.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
35. 35.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) selfish (d) helpful
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) lazy (c) wide (d) cruel
37. 37.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darkly (d) darken
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
39. 39.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
40. 40.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale

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