Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 381 · 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 ___ of scouts (a) troop (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
3. 3.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) sister (d) niece
4. 4.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderful (b) wondreful (c) wonderfel (d) wonderfull
5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
6. 6.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook again
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) failure (b) journey (c) question (d) answer
9. 9.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnor (b) runner (c) runer (d) runnar
10. 10.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) clever (d) slow
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) brood (c) swarm (d) fleet
12. 12.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) wide (b) new (c) strong (d) unsafe
13. 13.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) actress (d) princess
14. 14.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpfully
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) increase (d) whisper
16. 16.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) prince (d) duke
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
18. 18.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) eat (c) rush (d) sing
19. 19.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) not behave (c) behave before (d) behave again
20. 20.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
21. 21.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) ground (d) cup
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kitten
23. 23.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
24. 24.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) players (d) ships
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) journey (c) answer (d) profit
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) goose (d) cat
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) friend – pal (c) day – night (d) push – pull
28. 28.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
29. 29.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) disloyal (c) reloyal (d) unloyal
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) rainbow (b) running (c) teacher (d) umbrella
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) happiness (c) unhappy (d) happier
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
34. 34.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) short (b) full (c) tired (d) empty
35. 35.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) ships (c) cows (d) lions
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
37. 37.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacemaker (b) peaceful (c) peacefully (d) peaces
38. 38.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) hard (c) rude (d) simple
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
40. 40.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeless (b) homely (c) homework (d) homeward

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