Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 347 · 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: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
2. 2.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) book
3. 3.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) scary (b) boring (c) funny (d) sad
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) tomato (c) homework (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) lions (d) sheep
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) shout – yell
8. 8.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) hide (b) clap (c) wash (d) paint
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) bunch
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) rough (d) ancient
13. 13.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) quick (c) big (d) sad
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) sunset (b) answer (c) roof (d) journey
15. 15.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
16. 16.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
17. 17.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
18. 18.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thankfully (c) thanking (d) thankful
19. 19.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) kangaroo (d) cow
20. 20.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
21. 21.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) sunflower (c) animal (d) elephant
24. 24.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) fish (c) ships (d) cows
25. 25.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) crowded (c) wide (d) clear
26. 26.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) side (d) tree
27. 27.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) monkeys
28. 28.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) judges (d) bees
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) depart (c) accept (d) borrow
30. 30.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) ignored (b) helped (c) refused (d) stopped
31. 31.Which word means “not safe”? (a) missafe (b) presafe (c) resafe (d) unsafe
32. 32.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
33. 33.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) preusual (c) unusual (d) disusual
34. 34.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) duchess (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
37. 37.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
39. 39.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) musicians (c) cows (d) keys
40. 40.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) slowly (c) angrily (d) quickly

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