Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 367 · 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: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
2. 2.What is the feminine of “emperor”? (a) duchess (b) queen (c) empress (d) princess
3. 3.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
4. 4.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
5. 5.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) tree (c) milk (d) shoe
6. 6.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) bedroom (c) happiness (d) umbrella
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) quiet – silent (d) end – finish
11. 11.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
12. 12.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) sell (c) paint (d) open
13. 13.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) husband (c) nephew (d) brother
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) lazy (d) dishonest
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
16. 16.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautiful (c) beautyful (d) beautifull
17. 17.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) noisy (c) quiet (d) calm
18. 18.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) sunny (d) cold
19. 19.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
20. 20.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) tall (c) rude (d) lazy
22. 22.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) rich (d) easy
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) handbag (d) elephant
24. 24.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidyness (c) tidness (d) tidines
25. 25.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
26. 26.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
27. 27.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell wrongly (c) spell again (d) spell before
28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) bee (b) be
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) decrease (b) shout (c) accept (d) borrow
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) wheelchair (c) quickly (d) running
32. 32.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) mother (d) aunt
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) tomato (d) playground
34. 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
35. 35.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
36. 36.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) ships (d) bees
37. 37.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) lions (c) ships (d) sheep
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) tired (c) tiny (d) strong
40. 40.Which word means “view before”? (a) disview (b) preview (c) misview (d) review

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