Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 410 · 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.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
3. 3.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) swift (b) slow (c) lazy (d) sleepy
5. 5.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) reads (b) paints (c) plants (d) cooks
6. 6.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) side (d) milk
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) fast – quick
8. 8.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) tree (c) pen (d) work
9. 9.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
10. 10.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) tiger (d) lion
11. 11.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) stranger (c) enemy (d) friend
12. 12.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) nephew (d) prince
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) foal (d) puppy
14. 14.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) moos (b) barks (c) sings (d) smiles
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) railway (b) banana (c) elephant (d) beautiful
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
17. 17.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) lend (d) float
19. 19.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) camels (d) keys
20. 20.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) gosling
22. 22.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) rebehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) disbehave
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
24. 24.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) below (d) beside
25. 25.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
26. 26.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) disequal
27. 27.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) tree (b) rice (c) bell (d) milk
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) proud (b) early (c) ancient (d) wide
30. 30.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) castle (c) chair (d) pen
31. 31.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sailors (d) sticks
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
33. 33.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) lions (d) stairs
34. 34.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) people (d) ships
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) snowman (d) happiness
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) dark (c) hot (d) gentle
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) borrow (c) blame (d) arrive
38. 38.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakly (b) weaken (c) weaker (d) weakness
39. 39.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearfully (d) fearless
40. 40.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudest (c) louder (d) loudness

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