Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 47 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) journey (b) question (c) defeat (d) answer
2. 2.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helpless (d) helping
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
4. 4.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) rich (d) kind
5. 5.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) stairs (d) grapes
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) lamb
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
8. 8.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) sell (c) shut (d) paint
9. 9.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) man (d) tree
10. 10.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) small (b) big (c) loud (d) kind
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) chick
12. 12.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) lazness (c) laziness (d) lazyness
13. 13.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happiness (c) happines (d) happieness
14. 14.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidyness (b) tidines (c) tidiness (d) tidness
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) borrow (b) blame (c) arrive (d) float
16. 16.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindnes (c) kindness (d) kindniss
17. 17.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) dry (c) cold (d) sunny
18. 18.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) slept (b) swam (c) flew (d) barked
19. 19.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carful (d) carefull
20. 20.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
21. 21.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
23. 23.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavilly (b) heavily (c) heavly (d) heavyly
24. 24.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) puppies (c) singers (d) sticks
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) early (c) honest (d) absent
26. 26.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
27. 27.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) loud (c) kind (d) busy
28. 28.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dansor (b) dancer (c) danceer (d) dancar
29. 29.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
30. 30.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) pan (d) milk
31. 31.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) walk (d) talk
32. 32.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
33. 33.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) fresh (d) loud
34. 34.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ate (b) sang (c) waited (d) ran
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) swarm (b) pride (c) brood (d) fleet
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) bedroom (c) teacher (d) elephant
37. 37.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) ununderstand (b) misunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) airport (c) elephant (d) beautiful
39. 39.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
40. 40.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) pen (b) light (c) chair (d) milk

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