Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 342 · 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: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) fish (d) cows
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) borrow (b) float (c) sing (d) arrive
3. 3.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) ground (b) cup (c) rice (d) milk
4. 4.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) smart (c) tired (d) rude
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) kid (d) chick
6. 6.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
7. 7.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) revisit (c) previsit (d) unvisit
8. 8.Which word means “heat before”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
11. 11.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) bull (d) peacock
12. 12.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
13. 13.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open before (b) open again (c) not open (d) open wrongly
14. 14.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ly
15. 15.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) rude (c) lazy (d) greedy
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) pencil (c) running (d) elephant
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
19. 19.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
20. 20.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrly (c) angrilly (d) angrily
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
23. 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) kind wrongly (d) not kind
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
25. 25.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) kid (c) cub (d) foal
27. 27.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
28. 28.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) sheep
29. 29.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
30. 30.Which word means “pay before”? (a) mispay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) prepay
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) sharp
32. 32.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) singers (d) sticks
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dark (c) dull (d) bright
34. 34.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) room
35. 35.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) host (b) actor (c) prince (d) hero
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) herd (b) pride (c) bundle (d) flock
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
38. 38.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
39. 39.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankful (d) thankless
40. 40.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnar (c) runnor (d) runer

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