Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 307 · 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.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
2. 2.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
4. 4.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
5. 5.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) lost (c) used (d) made
6. 6.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) ball (b) cup (c) pen (d) rice
7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) unfair
8. 8.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) heavy (b) tall (c) small (d) huge
9. 9.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) bag (d) flower
10. 10.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) found (c) lost (d) proud
11. 11.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) clever (c) busy (d) wealthy
12. 12.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) duke (c) prince (d) uncle
13. 13.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) board (d) shoe
14. 14.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) rock
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) smooth (d) modern
16. 16.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happily (d) unhappy
17. 17.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sailors (c) grapes (d) lions
18. 18.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
19. 19.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) bride (b) wife (c) queen (d) aunt
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) flock (c) bunch (d) fleet
21. 21.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpfully (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
22. 22.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
23. 23.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) keys (c) ships (d) grapes
24. 24.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) polite (c) ancient (d) present
26. 26.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
27. 27.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) brother
28. 28.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) hardworking (c) rude (d) careless
29. 29.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) uselesss (c) useles (d) useless
30. 30.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) mountains (c) cows (d) bees
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) innocent (b) polite (c) ancient (d) generous
32. 32.What does “retell” mean? (a) tell before (b) tell wrongly (c) not tell (d) tell again
33. 33.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
34. 34.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) river (c) shout (d) present
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) big – large
36. 36.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) wide (b) narrow (c) dark (d) short
37. 37.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) rich (c) timid (d) quick
38. 38.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) lady (d) bride
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) journey (c) window (d) question
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) pride (d) swarm

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