Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 442 · 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 suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
3. 3.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
5. 5.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) deer (b) hen (c) duck (d) frog
6. 6.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) clever (d) angry
7. 7.Which word means “join again”? (a) misjoin (b) unjoin (c) rejoin (d) disjoin
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
9. 9.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeward (b) homeless (c) homework (d) homely
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) hot (c) gentle (d) cold
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) band
12. 12.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) rejudge (d) misjudge
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) pencil (c) popcorn (d) kitchen
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) flock (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) fleet (b) troupe (c) herd (d) swarm
16. 16.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavyly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
17. 17.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) herd (b) crew (c) bunch (d) flock
20. 20.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) dancers (c) cows (d) keys
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
22. 22.Choose the best word: Arjun is very ___; he is always ready to help others. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) helpful (d) rude
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) wide (b) kind (c) modern (d) early
24. 24.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cow (d) lion
25. 25.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) tiger
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) maximum (b) journey (c) late (d) ancient
27. 27.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) bee (d) chair
28. 28.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
29. 29.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) rain (b) milk (c) sun (d) shelf
30. 30.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) hear before (c) not hear (d) hear again
31. 31.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) generous (c) modern (d) artificial
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
34. 34.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) brush (c) road (d) cup
35. 35.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) pleased (d) worried
36. 36.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) eats (b) rides (c) reads (d) throws
37. 37.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) proud (c) healthy (d) ill
38. 38.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy

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