Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 317 · 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.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) bored (b) angry (c) worried (d) pleased
2. 2.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) animal (d) weekend
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) airport (c) elephant (d) running
5. 5.Which word means “tell again”? (a) pretell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) sing (d) arrive
7. 7.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) open (b) break (c) close (d) paint
8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
9. 9.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
10. 10.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
11. 11.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) aunt (d) niece
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) temporary (c) polite (d) generous
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) troop (c) fleet (d) flock
15. 15.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpless (c) helpfully (d) helper
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) invisible (c) modern (d) polite
18. 18.Which word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadness (b) sadden (c) sadly (d) sadder
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
20. 20.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) one (d) milk
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) ancient (d) polite
24. 24.Which word means “without power”? (a) powered (b) powerless (c) powerful (d) powering
25. 25.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) bakeer (c) baker (d) bakor
26. 26.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) scary (c) sad (d) boring
27. 27.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
28. 28.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joiful (c) joyfull (d) joyful
29. 29.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) exit (c) journey (d) answer
31. 31.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) late (d) awake
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) railway (c) yellow (d) happiness
33. 33.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) book (d) fall
34. 34.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ness
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) quick (c) rude (d) honest
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) lamb (d) foal
37. 37.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) wife (c) aunt (d) queen
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) sunset
39. 39.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat

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