Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 289 · 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 prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) shout (d) decrease
3. 3.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) musicians (c) cows (d) ships
4. 4.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) famous (c) tiny (d) empty
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
6. 6.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) duck (c) cat (d) cow
7. 7.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) bowl
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) opaque
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pack (d) flock
11. 11.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) duck (c) peahen (d) mare
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
13. 13.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) thieves
14. 14.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
15. 15.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
16. 16.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
20. 20.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) bull (c) uncle (d) prince
21. 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) miscount (c) recount (d) uncount
22. 22.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
23. 23.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
24. 24.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
25. 25.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) kitten (b) fawn (c) chick (d) puppy
27. 27.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
28. 28.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
29. 29.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) well (c) kind (d) brave
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) ancient (d) invisible
32. 32.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count wrongly (c) not count (d) count again
33. 33.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) waste (c) spill (d) save
34. 34.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) thing (b) tree (c) milk (d) pen
35. 35.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) success (c) journey (d) victory
37. 37.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) light (c) chair (d) pen
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
39. 39.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) bridegroom
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) owlet (d) kid

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