Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 301 · 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: class + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) milk (d) shoe
2. 2.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) book (d) port
3. 3.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) easy (c) early (d) hard
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) quickly (c) tomato (d) beautiful
5. 5.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
7. 7.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
8. 8.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) heat wrongly (d) not heat
9. 9.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) fresh (c) tired (d) happy
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
12. 12.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painful (d) painted
13. 13.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) greedy (d) honest
15. 15.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
16. 16.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) dark (d) wide
17. 17.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) army (c) swarm (d) bunch
20. 20.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) lion (b) sheep (c) cow (d) hen
21. 21.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
22. 22.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) bubbles (c) pebbles (d) feathers
23. 23.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) empty (c) heavy (d) kind
24. 24.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) rich (c) angry (d) hungry
25. 25.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) stairs (d) grapes
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
27. 27.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) herd (b) pod (c) pride (d) swarm
29. 29.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) proud (c) ripe (d) lost
30. 30.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) kind before
31. 31.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
32. 32.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) light
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) foal (d) kitten
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
36. 36.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
37. 37.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) difficult (d) easy
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pod (d) pride
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) kitchen (c) banana (d) yellow
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) pride (b) range (c) flock (d) swarm

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