Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 390 · 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: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) foal
2. 2.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) wolves (c) grapes (d) ships
3. 3.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) kitchen (c) umbrella (d) beautiful
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) animal (c) kitchen (d) yellow
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) grew (b) froze (c) slept (d) melted
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
8. 8.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) warm (c) cold (d) dry
9. 9.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) end (c) tree (d) shoe
10. 10.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) board (d) tree
11. 11.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) fly (b) pen (c) cup (d) milk
12. 12.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
13. 13.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavilly (c) heavily (d) heavyly
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) foolish (c) brave (d) polite
15. 15.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
16. 16.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hoping (c) hopeful (d) hopeless
17. 17.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
18. 18.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) book (d) shoe
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) sunflower (d) beautiful
20. 20.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) sad (c) boring (d) scary
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
23. 23.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) goat (c) cat (d) cow
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) expensive (d) honest
25. 25.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) end (d) jump
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
28. 28.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) soldiers (d) grapes
29. 29.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) bag (c) milk (d) flower
30. 30.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) shout (c) run (d) borrow
32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) flock (c) band (d) fleet
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) bunch
35. 35.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) king (c) headmaster (d) uncle
36. 36.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) lions (c) grapes (d) cows
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
38. 38.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) room
39. 39.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) happy (b) fresh (c) loud (d) tired
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) wise (d) early

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