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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 425 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
  2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) early (c) modern (d) honest
  3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) fleet (b) flock (c) troop (d) bunch
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of elephants (a) fleet (b) herd (c) flock (d) bunch
  6. 6.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) room (d) tree
  7. 7.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
  8. 8.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) dancers
  9. 9.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
  10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
  12. 12.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudest (c) louder (d) loudness
  13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) troupe (c) fleet (d) swarm
  14. 14.What does “misread” mean? (a) read before (b) read again (c) not read (d) read wrongly
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) sticks (c) bees (d) lions
  16. 16.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) princess (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
  17. 17.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
  18. 18.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
  19. 19.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) barks (c) moos (d) smiles
  20. 20.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) rich (d) quick
  21. 21.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
  22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
  23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) maximum (d) journey
  24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
  25. 25.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) clever (c) angry (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) obedient (c) naughty (d) sleepy
  27. 27.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) judges (d) cows
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) quick (c) sad (d) thin
  29. 29.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) hungry (c) tired (d) angry
  30. 30.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
  31. 31.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
  32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
  33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) honest (c) rich (d) deep
  34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) foolish (b) honest (c) clever (d) sleepy
  35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
  36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) pride (b) range (c) swarm (d) flock
  37. 37.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) clear (b) sunny (c) cloudy (d) bright
  38. 38.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) heavy (c) interesting (d) dull
  40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) give – take (c) choose – reject (d) laugh – cry

Answer key

  1. bear
  2. blunt
  3. troop
  4. tadpole
  5. herd
  6. room
  7. -ness
  8. dancers
  9. there
  10. wise – foolish
  11. victory – defeat
  12. loudly
  13. troupe
  14. read wrongly
  15. sticks
  16. queen
  17. buy
  18. heat before
  19. barks
  20. weary
  21. wood
  22. friend – pal
  23. maximum
  24. cold – chilly
  25. clever
  26. naughty
  27. judges
  28. big
  29. tired
  30. not usual
  31. know
  32. cub
  33. deep
  34. clever
  35. include – exclude
  36. range
  37. cloudy
  38. pre-
  39. interesting
  40. choose – select

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