Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 312 · 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.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
2. 2.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) road (b) shoe (c) brush (d) cup
3. 3.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpless (c) helpful (d) helping
4. 4.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) sleepy (b) tired (c) excited (d) bored
5. 5.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) eat (c) walk (d) talk
6. 6.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
7. 7.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) aunt (b) wife (c) niece (d) sister
8. 8.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
9. 9.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
10. 10.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
11. 11.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) room (d) tree
12. 12.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) quick (c) sad (d) big
13. 13.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) troupe (c) herd (d) fleet
15. 15.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) woman
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
17. 17.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) cows (c) bees (d) keys
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
19. 19.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) bold (b) scared (c) tiny (d) lazy
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) sunrise (c) banana (d) quickly
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) firefly (d) quickly
23. 23.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
24. 24.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) troop (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) flock
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) entrance (b) window (c) question (d) journey
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) roof (c) journey (d) answer
30. 30.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kinder (d) kindly
31. 31.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
32. 32.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaceful (b) peaces (c) peacemaker (d) peacefully
33. 33.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) join before (c) not join (d) join wrongly
34. 34.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) shout (c) sit (d) eat
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) softly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) quietly
37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) not agree (b) agree wrongly (c) agree again (d) agree before
38. 38.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) foolish (c) brave (d) ancient
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) modern (c) early (d) honest

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