Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 454 · 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.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
2. 2.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helpfully (c) helper (d) helpless
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) eaglet (d) calf
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) headache (d) animal
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) running (d) waterfall
6. 6.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) book (d) fall
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) laugh (d) depart
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) accept (c) float (d) whisper
9. 9.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) rooster (c) peacock (d) bull
10. 10.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) awake (d) late
11. 11.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farming (c) farmer (d) farmland
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) permanent (d) modern
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
14. 14.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) ships (d) bees
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) generous (c) early (d) visible
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) pride (b) fleet (c) litter (d) flock
20. 20.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) thieves
21. 21.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) flew (c) barked (d) slept
22. 22.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) smiles (c) sings (d) moos
23. 23.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runner (b) runnor (c) runer (d) runnar
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) polite (d) present
25. 25.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) softer (c) bigger (d) thinner
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
27. 27.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) ships (d) soldiers
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) fleet
29. 29.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) geese (d) keys
30. 30.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
32. 32.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) fish
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
34. 34.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
35. 35.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) one (d) tree
36. 36.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meet (b) meat
37. 37.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
38. 38.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) street (c) house (d) river
39. 39.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writar (d) writer
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) banana (c) tomato (d) beautiful

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