Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 353 · 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: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
2. 2.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) thing (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
4. 4.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) brush (c) cook (d) paint
5. 5.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) rooster (c) peacock (d) lion
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
7. 7.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) ships
8. 8.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) aunt (b) bride (c) lady (d) queen
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) happiness (c) teacher (d) umbrella
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
12. 12.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ate (c) ran (d) waited
13. 13.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) tall (d) wet
15. 15.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) cup (c) work (d) pen
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) float (d) lend
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
18. 18.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpfull (c) helpful (d) helpfel
19. 19.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankless (d) thankfully
20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) well (c) brave (d) kind
22. 22.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easily (c) easly (d) easyly
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
24. 24.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) actor (d) host
25. 25.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeping (b) sleeper (c) sleepy (d) sleepless
26. 26.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) dry (c) sunny (d) flooded
27. 27.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) tired (c) strong (d) weak
28. 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) disheat (c) unheat (d) reheat
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) lazy (c) honest (d) rude
30. 30.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) wrong (c) empty (d) late
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
32. 32.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
33. 33.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) difficult (c) wet (d) kind
34. 34.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) aunt (c) hostess (d) queen
35. 35.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpfully
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
37. 37.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) butterfly
38. 38.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
39. 39.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less

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