Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 418 · 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.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) cows
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) chick (c) puppy (d) kitten
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) flock (c) string (d) herd
4. 4.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) soft (d) quiet
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) pride (b) herd (c) flight (d) swarm
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) yellow (c) classroom (d) pencil
7. 7.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
8. 8.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
9. 9.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
10. 10.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) siren (c) smile (d) story
11. 11.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) sticks (d) puppies
12. 12.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) grew (d) wilted
13. 13.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopefully (c) hopeless (d) hopeful
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
16. 16.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) ships (d) people
17. 17.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) butterfly (d) umbrella
19. 19.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) queen (c) duchess (d) aunt
20. 20.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpfol (c) helpful (d) helpfull
21. 21.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) heavy (c) huge (d) tall
22. 22.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) easy (c) rich (d) tall
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) include (c) whisper (d) float
24. 24.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
26. 26.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear before (d) hear again
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
28. 28.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) weary (d) fresh
29. 29.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) rude (c) lazy (d) caring
30. 30.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
31. 31.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) end (d) shoe
32. 32.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) tired (b) angry (c) hungry (d) excited
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) doorbell (c) pencil (d) animal
34. 34.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) cow (d) hen
35. 35.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) goddess (d) queen
36. 36.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) rice (d) ball
37. 37.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
38. 38.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helper (b) helpless (c) helpfully (d) helpful
39. 39.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
40. 40.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) mountains (d) bees

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