Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 4 · 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.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) boy (d) husband
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
3. 3.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
4. 4.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sailors (d) sticks
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) fleet (b) flock (c) band (d) herd
7. 7.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
8. 8.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) asleep (b) tired (c) fresh (d) cold
9. 9.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) not behave (c) behave again (d) behave wrongly
10. 10.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
11. 11.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read before (c) not read (d) read wrongly
12. 12.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) friend (c) stranger (d) enemy
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
15. 15.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) bell (c) milk (d) rice
16. 16.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) pig (c) frog (d) hen
17. 17.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) sheep (d) dog
18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
19. 19.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) under (c) deep (d) high
20. 20.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) angry (c) afraid (d) rich
21. 21.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pack
23. 23.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindeness (c) kindness (d) kindniss
24. 24.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) soft (c) wet (d) dull
25. 25.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) ball (d) rice
26. 26.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ful
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) early (c) modern (d) honest
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) happiness (d) doorbell
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) flock (d) herd
31. 31.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) headache (c) quickly (d) tomato
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bench (d) herd
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) generous (d) temporary
35. 35.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
37. 37.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) above (c) below (d) behind
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) wheelchair

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