Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 303 · 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.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) god (d) king
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) polite (d) lazy
3. 3.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowly (b) slowness (c) slowest (d) slower
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) greedy (b) kind (c) honest (d) generous
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
7. 7.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) permanent (d) honest
9. 9.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) rowdy (d) loud
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) begin – start (d) shut – close
11. 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) defeat (c) answer (d) question
13. 13.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) light (c) milk (d) pen
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) elephant (c) running (d) starfish
15. 15.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) hard (c) simple (d) noisy
16. 16.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) herd (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) troupe
18. 18.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) rice (b) book (c) tree (d) port
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) playground (c) teacher (d) beautiful
20. 20.Which word means “play again”? (a) display (b) misplay (c) unplay (d) replay
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) export (c) arrive (d) sink
22. 22.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
23. 23.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
24. 24.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) duck (c) mare (d) hen
25. 25.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) grapes (d) soldiers
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) roof (c) journey (d) answer
27. 27.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) stranger (c) teacher (d) pal
28. 28.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) diggar (c) diggor (d) digger
29. 29.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
30. 30.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) angry (c) patient (d) rude
31. 31.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
32. 32.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) empty (c) clear (d) crowded
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
34. 34.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) caravan
37. 37.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) poor (c) clever (d) wealthy
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) ancient (c) natural (d) honest
39. 39.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) quick (b) angry (c) happy (d) sleepy
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness

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