Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 348 · 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 word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) clean (c) smile (d) choose
2. 2.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) light
3. 3.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) prelead (c) mislead (d) dislead
4. 4.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) brave (c) busy (d) shy
5. 5.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) raining (c) singing (d) shining
6. 6.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driver (b) drove (c) drives (d) driving
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
8. 8.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kitten (d) calf
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
11. 11.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) bee (b) be
12. 12.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) prince (d) uncle
13. 13.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
14. 14.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit before (c) visit again (d) visit wrongly
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) bright (c) tiny (d) dark
16. 16.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
17. 17.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeless (b) homelees (c) homeles (d) homless
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) fleet
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) lend (d) float
20. 20.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) superior (b) late (c) honest (d) modern
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) answer (d) journey
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) flock (b) bench (c) herd (d) swarm
27. 27.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
28. 28.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) daughter
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) brave (c) ancient (d) foolish
30. 30.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) fish
31. 31.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) pig (d) hen
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) late (d) sharp
33. 33.Which word means “not respect”? (a) prerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
34. 34.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) careless (c) brave (d) lazy
35. 35.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) herd (b) flock (c) bundle (d) pride
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) shout (c) borrow (d) run
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
39. 39.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) swan (c) cow (d) horse
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) tiny – little (d) rich – wealthy

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