Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 468 · 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 is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) beautiful (c) teacher (d) animal
2. 2.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
4. 4.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
5. 5.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) prebuild (d) unbuild
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) question (d) loss
7. 7.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
9. 9.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) quick (c) thin (d) sad
10. 10.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) aunt (b) ant
11. 11.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree before (b) agree again (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) foal (d) cygnet
14. 14.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) rich (d) quiet
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) football
16. 16.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
17. 17.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) misopen
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
20. 20.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnor (b) runnar (c) runner (d) runer
21. 21.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count again (b) count wrongly (c) count before (d) not count
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) lazy (c) swift (d) slow
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) flock
24. 24.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
25. 25.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
26. 26.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
29. 29.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) prince
30. 30.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) paint (b) sell (c) shut (d) open
31. 31.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
32. 32.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) castle (d) chair
33. 33.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) unloyal (b) disloyal (c) misloyal (d) preloyal
34. 34.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) ball (d) rice
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) swarm
36. 36.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) jump (c) sleep (d) sing
37. 37.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) grandfather (d) nephew
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
39. 39.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) cow (c) mare (d) ewe
40. 40.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) ache (d) pen

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