Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 358 · 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.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) cows (d) judges
2. 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place again (b) place before (c) not place (d) place wrongly
3. 3.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat wrongly (d) heat before
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) tall (c) short (d) flat
5. 5.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
8. 8.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearfully (d) fearless
9. 9.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) talk (b) eat (c) walk (d) listen
10. 10.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
11. 11.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) import (b) whisper (c) accept (d) float
13. 13.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) butterfly (d) frog
14. 14.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) pen (b) horse (c) milk (d) chair
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
16. 16.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
17. 17.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
18. 18.Which word means “fill again”? (a) unfill (b) prefill (c) refill (d) disfill
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) journey (b) question (c) answer (d) failure
20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) pride (b) colony (c) herd (d) fleet
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kid (d) cygnet
23. 23.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) horse (c) king (d) lion
24. 24.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) mishear (b) dishear (c) unhear (d) rehear
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) teacher (c) banana (d) tomato
26. 26.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) rich (d) unhappy
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) big – large (d) gift – present
28. 28.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) nephew (d) husband
29. 29.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) early (c) sweet (d) easy
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) brood (d) pride
31. 31.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal before
32. 32.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) uncontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
33. 33.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
34. 34.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) polite (c) honest (d) cheap
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) calf
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
38. 38.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) paints (c) painter (d) painted
39. 39.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) girl (c) aunt (d) wife
40. 40.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode

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