Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 294 · 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 is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) yellow (c) snowman (d) beautiful
2. 2.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) early (c) kind (d) modern
4. 4.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) castle
5. 5.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) polite (c) obedient (d) sleepy
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
7. 7.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) cup (c) pen (d) road
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) puppy (b) foal (c) kitten (d) calf
9. 9.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) below – under (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
11. 11.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) distell (c) retell (d) pretell
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) yell – shout (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
13. 13.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) damp (b) loud (c) dry (d) hot
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
15. 15.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindness (c) kindniss (d) kindnes
16. 16.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) bow
17. 17.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) fish
18. 18.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) prelucky (c) relucky (d) mislucky
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) early (c) victory (d) minimum
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) bench (c) herd (d) flock
22. 22.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) chilly (d) wet
23. 23.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) boring (c) funny (d) scary
24. 24.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) carful (c) caerful (d) careful
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) happiness (c) airport (d) pencil
26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
27. 27.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
28. 28.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpfel (c) helpful (d) helpfull
29. 29.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) milk (b) side (c) pen (d) tree
30. 30.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) book (d) tree
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
32. 32.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) sunflower (c) umbrella (d) quickly
34. 34.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) clear (c) wide (d) empty
35. 35.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
36. 36.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darkness (c) darckness (d) darknes
37. 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) butterfly (c) frog (d) hen
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
39. 39.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) niece (d) wife
40. 40.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hoped

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