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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 456 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) sleep (c) hear (d) run
  2. 2.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) not count (d) count again
  3. 3.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
  4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
  5. 5.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
  6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) running (c) snowman (d) animal
  7. 7.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
  8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) foolish (b) polite (c) ancient (d) brave
  9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) tiny – little (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – modern
  10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
  11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
  12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
  13. 13.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) fresh (c) salty (d) tasty
  14. 14.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) tired (c) lazy (d) smart
  15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) early (c) rich (d) wise
  16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) swarm
  17. 17.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
  18. 18.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
  19. 19.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) side (d) milk
  20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) mend – repair
  21. 21.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well again (d) well before
  22. 22.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goods (b) goodness (c) better (d) goodly
  23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) choir (d) fleet
  24. 24.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) waitress (d) princess
  25. 25.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) awake (d) late
  26. 26.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
  27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) modern (b) early (c) smooth (d) polite
  28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) failure (c) journey (d) answer
  29. 29.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
  30. 30.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) husband (b) boy (c) king (d) uncle
  31. 31.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painful (c) painter (d) painted
  32. 32.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
  33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
  34. 34.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) wear (c) brush (d) paint
  35. 35.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) joey (d) chick
  36. 36.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
  37. 37.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) sailors (d) cows
  38. 38.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) chair (c) shore (d) milk
  39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) newspaper (d) happiness
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) carry (c) jump (d) choose

Answer key

  1. speak
  2. count wrongly
  3. piece
  4. ill – sick
  5. hour
  6. snowman
  7. bear
  8. foolish
  9. ancient – modern
  10. cheap – expensive
  11. victory – defeat
  12. choose – select
  13. salty
  14. smart
  15. wise
  16. swarm
  17. whole
  18. too
  19. side
  20. wise – foolish
  21. not well
  22. goodness
  23. choir
  24. waitress
  25. asleep
  26. sale
  27. smooth
  28. failure
  29. sail
  30. boy
  31. painless
  32. -er
  33. include – exclude
  34. brush
  35. joey
  36. heal
  37. sailors
  38. shore
  39. newspaper
  40. choose

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