Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 338 · 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.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
2. 2.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) king (d) bull
3. 3.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sailors (d) sticks
4. 4.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) peacock (c) bull (d) lion
5. 5.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) review (d) misview
6. 6.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) late (c) empty (d) right
7. 7.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautful (c) beautifull (d) beautiful
8. 8.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friendly (d) friends
9. 9.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) stairs (c) grapes (d) lions
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) modern (c) angry (d) tiny
11. 11.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) pal (b) stranger (c) enemy (d) teacher
12. 12.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) proud (b) bored (c) frightened (d) delighted
13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) swarm (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
15. 15.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) preuse (b) unuse (c) misuse (d) reuse
16. 16.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) misvisit (d) disvisit
17. 17.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
18. 18.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) whisper (d) shout
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) honest (b) early (c) cowardly (d) clever
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) cygnet
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) fleet (c) flock (d) litter
24. 24.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) salty (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) cold
25. 25.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) work (d) tree
26. 26.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) busy (c) clever (d) wealthy
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) bunch (b) flock (c) troop (d) fleet
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) increase (b) arrive (c) whisper (d) float
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
30. 30.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) sang (c) ran (d) waited
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) swarm
32. 32.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) mountains (d) bees
33. 33.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) cows (c) ships (d) keys
34. 34.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) kitchen (c) toothpaste (d) quickly
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
37. 37.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) soldiers (c) keys (d) grapes
38. 38.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
39. 39.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) tree (d) corn
40. 40.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male

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