Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 293 · 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) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
2. 2.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) tired (c) fresh (d) lively
3. 3.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) ancient (b) public (c) polite (d) early
5. 5.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) bag (b) flower (c) chair (d) milk
6. 6.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) chair (d) fly
7. 7.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest wrongly
8. 8.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) book (d) tree
9. 9.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
11. 11.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) ate (c) swam (d) drank
12. 12.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sticks (c) singers (d) ships
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) sing (c) float (d) arrive
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) majority (d) answer
16. 16.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
17. 17.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit again (c) visit before (d) not visit
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) running (c) pencil (d) classroom
19. 19.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavilly (c) heavyly (d) heavily
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) cygnet
21. 21.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
23. 23.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimer (d) swimmer
24. 24.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) sheep
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) umbrella (c) jellyfish (d) beautiful
27. 27.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
28. 28.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) sillines (c) silliness (d) silines
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) flight
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) flock (c) crew (d) bunch
32. 32.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopeful (c) hoapful (d) hopefull
33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) prehear (c) mishear (d) dishear
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) colony
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) honest (c) early (d) modern
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
40. 40.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) bakor (c) baker (d) bakeer

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