Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 438 · 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.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpful (b) helpfel (c) helpfull (d) helpfol
2. 2.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
3. 3.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) lions (d) bees
4. 4.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) afraid (c) sorry (d) glad
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) team (c) herd (d) flock
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
7. 7.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) frog (c) hen (d) deer
8. 8.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) save (b) spill (c) heat (d) waste
9. 9.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) dishonest (c) unhonest (d) prehonest
10. 10.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) rest (c) sing (d) eat
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) beautiful (c) umbrella (d) running
12. 12.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) tree (d) man
13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) entrance (c) window (d) journey
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) kitchen (d) bedroom
16. 16.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) cake (b) shoe (c) pen (d) tree
17. 17.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) geese (d) ships
18. 18.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
19. 19.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) bold (b) tiny (c) lazy (d) scared
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) haircut
22. 22.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) ate (c) threw (d) painted
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) depart (b) laugh (c) borrow (d) accept
24. 24.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) emperor (d) bull
25. 25.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teachar (c) teacher (d) teachere
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) string (c) pride (d) flock
27. 27.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) fish (c) cows (d) keys
28. 28.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) river (b) rock (c) cloud (d) tree
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
30. 30.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) miscount
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) happiness (c) toothpaste (d) teacher
32. 32.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
33. 33.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) pen (b) horse (c) chair (d) milk
34. 34.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
35. 35.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) fill again (c) not fill (d) fill before
36. 36.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) plants (b) cooks (c) paints (d) reads
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) rainbow
38. 38.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) bee (d) pen
39. 39.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
40. 40.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er

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