Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 471 · 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 means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpfully
2. 2.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) hero (b) god (c) king (d) prince
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) tomato (d) animal
4. 4.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) danceer (c) dansor (d) dancer
5. 5.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) found (c) ripe (d) lost
6. 6.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
7. 7.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) lost (b) found (c) made (d) used
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) ill – sick (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) selfish (b) lazy (c) generous (d) greedy
10. 10.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) cows
11. 11.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
12. 12.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
13. 13.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
14. 14.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) misplace (c) unplace (d) displace
15. 15.What does “unequal” mean? (a) not equal (b) equal again (c) equal before (d) equal wrongly
16. 16.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) tiger (d) king
17. 17.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
18. 18.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) planted (b) broke (c) repaired (d) ate
19. 19.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) sheep (d) keys
20. 20.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) polite (b) invisible (c) ancient (d) modern
22. 22.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) rice (b) man (c) tree (d) milk
23. 23.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softness (c) softer (d) softly
24. 24.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) easy (b) kind (c) difficult (d) wet
25. 25.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) crowded (c) clear (d) wide
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
27. 27.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) duck (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
28. 28.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) dull (c) wet (d) bright
29. 29.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancer
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “victory”? (a) defeat (b) journey (c) answer (d) question
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) late (d) journey
32. 32.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
33. 33.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy before
34. 34.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
35. 35.Which word means “without a name”? (a) nameless (b) named (c) names (d) namely
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) kid
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) calf (d) kid
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) running (c) classroom (d) umbrella
39. 39.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) softer (b) smaller (c) thinner (d) bigger
40. 40.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) waiter (b) hero (c) host (d) actor

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