Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 372 · 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.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) careless (b) serious (c) lazy (d) bored
2. 2.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play before (d) play again
3. 3.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) fish (d) keys
4. 4.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) victory (c) modern (d) minimum
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) sing (d) arrive
9. 9.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) wide (c) ancient (d) cruel
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) modern (d) ancient
14. 14.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dansor (b) dancer (c) dancar (d) danceer
15. 15.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) pig (c) hen (d) cat
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
17. 17.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darken (c) darkly (d) darkness
18. 18.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) mountains (c) ships (d) cows
19. 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue before (c) not continue (d) continue wrongly
20. 20.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) wide (c) dark (d) short
21. 21.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) full – empty
23. 23.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) chilly (c) slow (d) hot
24. 24.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) choose (d) start
25. 25.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) troupe (d) herd
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) pack (c) fleet (d) flock
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) generous (b) innocent (c) ancient (d) polite
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) duckling (c) cub (d) foal
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) shout (c) borrow (d) run
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) teacher (c) bookshelf (d) elephant
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) grove (d) herd
34. 34.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) bright (b) dull (c) empty (d) dark
35. 35.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) lost (c) made (d) found
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
37. 37.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) sad (c) thin (d) big
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) shallow
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) flock (d) pride
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) include – exclude

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