Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 405 · 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 “sister”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) husband (d) nephew
2. 2.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) cake (b) pen (c) tree (d) shoe
3. 3.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) bookshelf (b) running (c) elephant (d) tomato
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
7. 7.Which word means “not fair”? (a) misfair (b) refair (c) unfair (d) disfair
8. 8.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darknes (b) darckness (c) darkeness (d) darkness
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) lazy (b) sleepy (c) slow (d) swift
10. 10.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) strong (b) new (c) wide (d) unsafe
11. 11.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
12. 12.Which word means “play again”? (a) replay (b) display (c) misplay (d) preplay
13. 13.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
15. 15.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) answer (d) journey
17. 17.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) smile (c) clean (d) close
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
19. 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) question (b) answer (c) defeat (d) journey
21. 21.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) cows
22. 22.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) corn (d) pen
23. 23.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiest (b) happier (c) happily (d) happiness
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) pride (d) flight
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) running (c) eyebrow (d) animal
26. 26.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) cows (c) ships (d) grapes
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
28. 28.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
29. 29.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) empty (d) kind
30. 30.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
32. 32.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) to (c) too
33. 33.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
34. 34.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
35. 35.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happiely (c) happily (d) happyly
36. 36.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindest (c) kinder (d) kindly
37. 37.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drives (b) drove (c) driver (d) driving
38. 38.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ant (c) ox (d) owl
39. 39.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) select (c) sleep (d) carry
40. 40.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teachable (c) teaching (d) teacher

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