Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 453 · 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.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
2. 2.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) narrow (b) short (c) dark (d) wide
3. 3.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happines (d) happyness
4. 4.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darken (d) darkly
5. 5.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ness
6. 6.Which word means “play again”? (a) preplay (b) display (c) misplay (d) replay
7. 7.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) rude (d) hard
8. 8.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) princess (d) queen
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
12. 12.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
13. 13.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
15. 15.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
16. 16.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
17. 17.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) dog
18. 18.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) throws (b) eats (c) rides (d) reads
19. 19.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) eight (b) ate
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) starfish (c) running (d) umbrella
21. 21.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) loudly (d) angrily
22. 22.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) people (d) grapes
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) eyebrow (c) running (d) quickly
24. 24.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) not use (d) use again
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) smooth (d) modern
26. 26.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendly (c) friendless (d) friends
27. 27.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) bees (c) ships (d) keys
28. 28.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) careless (b) careful (c) carefully (d) carer
29. 29.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
32. 32.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) sang (b) ran (c) ate (d) waited
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
34. 34.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
35. 35.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) animal (d) popcorn
37. 37.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) box (c) pen (d) tree
38. 38.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakar (b) bakeer (c) baker (d) bakor
39. 39.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) damp (c) dry (d) loud
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold

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