Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 413 · 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 feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) hen (d) ewe
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
3. 3.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) softly (c) softness (d) soften
4. 4.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
5. 5.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
6. 6.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowest (c) slowly (d) slowness
7. 7.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) flowers (d) ships
8. 8.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) not fill (c) fill wrongly (d) fill before
9. 9.Which word means “not common”? (a) precommon (b) recommon (c) uncommon (d) miscommon
10. 10.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
12. 12.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) animal (c) banana (d) toothpaste
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
15. 15.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) cows (d) grapes
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) lend (c) arrive (d) win
17. 17.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) rude (c) lazy (d) caring
18. 18.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) horse (c) cow (d) cat
19. 19.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
20. 20.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) end (c) shoe (d) tree
21. 21.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) smile (c) close (d) clean
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) visible (c) early (d) honest
23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) geese
26. 26.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happiely (c) happly (d) happily
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) cub
28. 28.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachere (b) teachar (c) teachor (d) teacher
29. 29.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
30. 30.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) open (c) paint (d) shut
31. 31.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peacefully (c) peacemaker (d) peaceful
32. 32.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
33. 33.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) ancient (b) early (c) polite (d) inferior
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) question (d) window
36. 36.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) owl (d) eagle
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
39. 39.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
40. 40.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) peahen

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