Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 304 · 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 feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) niece (d) queen
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) running (c) weekend (d) kitchen
3. 3.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) spill (c) waste (d) save
4. 4.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open before (d) open wrongly
5. 5.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) break (c) paint (d) open
6. 6.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) girl (c) aunt (d) queen
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
8. 8.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) blame (c) arrive (d) borrow
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
12. 12.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) ewe (d) hen
13. 13.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) husband (d) nephew
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
15. 15.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) muddy (c) clean (d) dirty
16. 16.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farming (b) farmer (c) farmed (d) farmland
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) eyebrow
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) sink (b) lend (c) whisper (d) praise
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) grandmother (c) happiness (d) teacher
20. 20.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) bowl
21. 21.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
23. 23.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
25. 25.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) prejudge
26. 26.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
27. 27.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) bloomed (b) wilted (c) danced (d) grew
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
29. 29.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
30. 30.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) son (b) brother (c) nephew (d) uncle
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) ancient (d) opaque
32. 32.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) popcorn (b) banana (c) tomato (d) running
34. 34.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
35. 35.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
36. 36.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) sleeps (c) tells (d) drinks
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) answer (d) sunset
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
40. 40.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carefully (b) carer (c) careless (d) careful

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