Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 451 · 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.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
2. 2.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
3. 3.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) geese (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
5. 5.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) reagree
6. 6.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
7. 7.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) throws (c) eats (d) rides
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) accept (c) float (d) whisper
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) classroom (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) umbrella
10. 10.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) frog (d) hen
11. 11.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) refuse (c) jump (d) choose
12. 12.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) queen (d) tigress
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) class (d) herd
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
15. 15.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) eagle (c) ant (d) owl
16. 16.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) road (d) river
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) fleet (c) litter (d) pride
18. 18.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear before (b) hear again (c) hear wrongly (d) not hear
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
20. 20.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) cake (d) pen
21. 21.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hopeful
22. 22.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) teacher (c) umbrella (d) toothpaste
24. 24.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) lions (d) ships
25. 25.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) not judge
26. 26.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) drank (b) wrote (c) ate (d) swam
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
28. 28.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
29. 29.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfel (b) helpful (c) helpfull (d) helpfol
30. 30.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painter (b) painless (c) painful (d) painfully
31. 31.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
32. 32.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) uncheck
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
34. 34.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
35. 35.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) froze (c) boiled (d) slept
36. 36.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) tree
37. 37.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
38. 38.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) journey (b) window (c) victory (d) question
40. 40.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) yell (c) smile (d) sleep

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