Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 292 · 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: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) bag (d) flower
2. 2.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) smile (c) finish (d) shout
3. 3.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) misbehave (b) disbehave (c) prebehave (d) unbehave
4. 4.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) recount (b) miscount (c) discount (d) precount
5. 5.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join wrongly (c) join before (d) join again
6. 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ful
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) early – late
8. 8.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
10. 10.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) keys (d) lions
11. 11.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) cows (d) ships
12. 12.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) eat (d) talk
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
14. 14.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) waitress
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
17. 17.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
18. 18.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) clap (b) paint (c) wash (d) hide
19. 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -ness
20. 20.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) lazy (c) tall (d) rude
21. 21.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) start (c) shout (d) choose
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) modern (c) honest (d) early
23. 23.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) ask (c) smile (d) answer
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) eyebrow (b) animal (c) elephant (d) teacher
25. 25.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
27. 27.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) man (c) nephew (d) king
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) yellow (c) snowman (d) beautiful
29. 29.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
30. 30.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) fish (c) chair (d) pen
31. 31.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) increase (c) arrive (d) whisper
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) school
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) arrive (c) win (d) lend
35. 35.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) dark (c) bright (d) empty
36. 36.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowest (b) slowness (c) slowly (d) slower
37. 37.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) lion (b) bull (c) ram (d) horse
38. 38.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happily (c) happiely (d) happly
39. 39.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
40. 40.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angryly (c) angrilly (d) angrly

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