Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 363 · 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: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) big – large (d) quick – fast
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
4. 4.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) room (d) shoe
5. 5.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
6. 6.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) eat (d) shout
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
8. 8.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) kangaroo (d) cow
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) flock (c) string (d) pride
10. 10.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) princess (c) queen (d) niece
11. 11.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
13. 13.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) cut (d) book
14. 14.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) players
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) waterfall (b) elephant (c) umbrella (d) kitchen
16. 16.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) mare
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
18. 18.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell before (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) not spell
19. 19.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slowest (c) slower (d) slowly
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) question (c) roof (d) journey
21. 21.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) not check (c) check before (d) check wrongly
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) handbag (b) animal (c) quickly (d) elephant
23. 23.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) duke (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
24. 24.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
25. 25.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
26. 26.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) writer (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) headache (c) kitchen (d) animal
29. 29.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) sister (d) niece
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) caravan (d) fleet
31. 31.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) river (c) smile (d) shout
32. 32.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
33. 33.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) prehonest (c) rehonest (d) unhonest
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) fleet (b) flock (c) bunch (d) pack
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
36. 36.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) king (d) nephew
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) rich – wealthy
38. 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
39. 39.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
40. 40.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) tired (d) asleep

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