Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 440 · 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.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickness (b) sicken (c) sickly (d) sicker
2. 2.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) burn (b) save (c) spill (d) waste
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
4. 4.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) hen
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
6. 6.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) bored (d) serious
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
8. 8.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) calm
9. 9.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
10. 10.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) sun (b) shelf (c) rain (d) milk
11. 11.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) stairs (d) cows
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) umbrella (c) teacher (d) playground
13. 13.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
14. 14.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painter (c) painted (d) painting
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
16. 16.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) kangaroo (c) cow (d) cat
17. 17.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) rice (b) bell (c) milk (d) tree
18. 18.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) bouquet
20. 20.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
22. 22.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
23. 23.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) grew
24. 24.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal before (d) equal again
25. 25.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) dog (d) hen
26. 26.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankless (c) thankfully (d) thankful
27. 27.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silines (c) sillines (d) silliness
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
29. 29.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
30. 30.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) bakor (d) baker
31. 31.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) road (c) brush (d) cup
32. 32.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shopor
33. 33.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) dancers (d) keys
34. 34.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) not pay
35. 35.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) usless (c) uselesss (d) useless
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
37. 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) popcorn (c) teacher (d) banana
39. 39.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) danced (b) dancer (c) dances (d) dancing
40. 40.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) paint (b) cook (c) brush (d) wear

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