Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 407 · 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.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) cup (b) chair (c) pen (d) man
2. 2.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) tall (b) quick (c) fat (d) slim
3. 3.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) way (d) milk
4. 4.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkness (b) darkeness (c) darknes (d) darckness
5. 5.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) fresh (c) rich (d) weary
6. 6.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) keys (c) cows (d) ships
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) eyebrow (c) kitchen (d) teacher
8. 8.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) hungry (c) angry (d) tired
9. 9.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
10. 10.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) re-
11. 11.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
12. 12.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey again (c) obey wrongly (d) not obey
13. 13.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) early (c) easy (d) hard
14. 14.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) repair (d) break
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) lazy (c) slow (d) swift
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) window (d) entrance
17. 17.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) clean (c) dirty (d) muddy
18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
19. 19.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hoapful (b) hopful (c) hopeful (d) hopefull
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) temporary
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
22. 22.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) maximum (b) late (c) ancient (d) journey
25. 25.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) dull (b) boring (c) interesting (d) heavy
26. 26.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) fruits (c) seeds (d) branches
27. 27.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) horse
28. 28.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) frog
29. 29.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
30. 30.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) lady (d) aunt
31. 31.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) louder (c) loudness (d) loudest
32. 32.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) ships (d) eggs
33. 33.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) lioness (d) tigress
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
35. 35.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) milk (b) bow (c) chair (d) pen
36. 36.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
37. 37.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happiest (d) happily
38. 38.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) careless (c) rude (d) patient
39. 39.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) people
40. 40.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) bull (b) ram (c) horse (d) lion

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