Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 397 · 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: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) boring (c) scary (d) funny
2. 2.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) hear (b) sleep (c) run (d) speak
3. 3.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) unagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
4. 4.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) teachable (c) taught (d) teacher
5. 5.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) duchess (d) aunt
6. 6.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
8. 8.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
9. 9.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) kind (d) poor
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
11. 11.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) corn (c) tree (d) pen
12. 12.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) shining (b) raining (c) singing (d) smiling
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
14. 14.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) softly (c) loudly (d) quietly
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
16. 16.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) elephant (c) quickly (d) eyebrow
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
20. 20.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) goose
21. 21.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
22. 22.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) hungry (c) rich (d) afraid
23. 23.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickness (c) sicker (d) sickly
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) wheelchair (d) pencil
25. 25.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) thin (c) fat (d) short
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
27. 27.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
28. 28.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) miscommon (c) recommon (d) discommon
29. 29.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) stale (c) soft (d) warm
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) decrease (c) borrow (d) accept
31. 31.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindest (b) kindly (c) kindness (d) kinder
32. 32.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) clear wrongly (d) not clear
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – chilly (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
35. 35.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) smile (c) story (d) siren
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) question (c) journey (d) roof
37. 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
38. 38.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) bees
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
40. 40.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) light

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