Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 380 · 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: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) waste (b) save (c) spill (d) burn
2. 2.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) paste (b) tree (c) milk (d) chair
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) quick – fast
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) honest (b) generous (c) greedy (d) kind
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
6. 6.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickely (c) quickley (d) quickly
7. 7.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
8. 8.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) rainbow (b) quickly (c) yellow (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) songs (b) sang (c) singing (d) singer
12. 12.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ants (d) ships
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) laugh – cry
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) early (c) wise (d) rich
17. 17.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) smile (c) clean (d) choose
18. 18.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
19. 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
20. 20.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) king (b) prince (c) uncle (d) nephew
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
22. 22.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) bees
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
24. 24.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) angry (c) little (d) giant
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) eyebrow (c) beautiful (d) banana
26. 26.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) hides (b) cleans (c) breaks (d) dirties
27. 27.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) present (d) river
28. 28.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) fresh (c) salty (d) cold
29. 29.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) awake (c) late (d) loud
30. 30.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
31. 31.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) useles (c) useless (d) uselesss
32. 32.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
33. 33.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakor (c) bakar (d) baker
34. 34.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
35. 35.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) famous (c) empty (d) tiny
36. 36.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) buy – sell
38. 38.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
39. 39.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) early (c) honest (d) modern

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