Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 356 · 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 “kind”? (a) tall (b) caring (c) rude (d) lazy
2. 2.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) fish
3. 3.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
4. 4.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) rice (c) ball (d) pen
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) temporary (d) polite
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
7. 7.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pitiful (d) pittiful
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
9. 9.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
10. 10.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
11. 11.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) misunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) disunderstand
12. 12.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) sleepy (c) angry (d) bored
13. 13.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) inferior (d) polite
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
17. 17.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair before
18. 18.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
19. 19.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) dancers
20. 20.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) preloyal (b) reloyal (c) unloyal (d) disloyal
21. 21.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
22. 22.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
23. 23.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use wrongly (c) use before (d) not use
24. 24.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
25. 25.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiest (b) happily (c) happiness (d) happier
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) borrow (c) accept (d) shout
27. 27.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) tired (b) empty (c) full (d) short
28. 28.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
29. 29.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) milk (b) paste (c) chair (d) tree
30. 30.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) singing (b) smiling (c) shining (d) raining
31. 31.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckyly (c) lukily (d) luckily
32. 32.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quicker (c) quickness (d) quickly
33. 33.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
34. 34.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
35. 35.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmar (c) swimmor (d) swimmer
36. 36.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thanking (c) thankfully (d) thankful
37. 37.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) sailors (d) grapes
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) troop (d) herd
39. 39.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) snowman (b) pencil (c) quickly (d) elephant

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