Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 343 · 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: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) toothpaste (c) elephant (d) animal
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) honest (d) deep
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) answer (b) hero (c) journey (d) window
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) haircut (c) tomato (d) animal
6. 6.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) port (b) tree (c) rice (d) book
7. 7.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) roof (b) question (c) journey (d) loss
9. 9.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) ground (c) milk (d) pen
10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
11. 11.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) ball (d) rice
12. 12.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) cup (c) pen (d) work
13. 13.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) bag (d) milk
14. 14.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ly
15. 15.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) headache (d) kitchen
17. 17.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) stop (c) begin (d) laugh
18. 18.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
20. 20.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
21. 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) agree again (d) not agree
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) melted (b) froze (c) grew (d) slept
23. 23.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) board (d) shoe
24. 24.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
26. 26.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
27. 27.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hoped (d) hopeless
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) lazy (b) brave (c) tiny (d) rude
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) early (b) wide (c) kind (d) modern
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) deep – shallow
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) firefly (d) pencil
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) flock (d) pack
34. 34.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) buy (c) bye
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) jump – leap
36. 36.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) prehonest (c) unhonest (d) dishonest
37. 37.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) judges (c) ships (d) bees
38. 38.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) not write (c) write wrongly (d) write again
39. 39.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) slept (c) whispered (d) cried
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close

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