Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 393 · 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.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) uncount (b) precount (c) discount (d) miscount
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
4. 4.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
5. 5.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) loud (c) rowdy (d) quiet
6. 6.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) gaggle (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) swarm
8. 8.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dull (d) shiny
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) journey (d) victory
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
11. 11.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silliness (c) silines (d) sillines
12. 12.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
13. 13.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) choose (c) shout (d) finish
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) fleet
15. 15.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) sheep (d) hen
16. 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) eaglet (c) calf (d) kid
18. 18.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
19. 19.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitiful (b) pityful (c) pitifull (d) pittiful
20. 20.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) not agree (c) agree before (d) agree wrongly
21. 21.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) big (c) kind (d) small
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
23. 23.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) joyless (c) enjoy (d) joyfully
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
25. 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) lazy (b) wide (c) ancient (d) cruel
27. 27.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) hungry (c) afraid (d) rich
28. 28.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shopper (c) shoper (d) shopor
29. 29.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) camels (d) bees
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) gang (d) litter
31. 31.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
32. 32.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
33. 33.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
34. 34.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfel (c) helpfol (d) helpful
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
36. 36.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) fresh (c) sour (d) cold
37. 37.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) man (d) tree
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) cupboard (c) pencil (d) yellow
39. 39.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hare (b) hair
40. 40.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) greedy (d) rude

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