Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 472 · 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 “hero”? (a) villain (b) journey (c) question (d) roof
2. 2.Which word means “not happy”? (a) rehappy (b) unhappy (c) dishappy (d) prehappy
3. 3.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckyly (c) luckilly (d) luckily
4. 4.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darkly (d) darker
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) sticks (c) lions (d) sailors
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) majority (c) journey (d) answer
7. 7.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat before (d) heat again
8. 8.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) talk – speak (d) glad – happy
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
12. 12.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) aunt (c) queen (d) niece
13. 13.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) bright (c) clear (d) sunny
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) branches (b) roots (c) seeds (d) fruits
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) early (b) wise (c) rich (d) modern
17. 17.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) uncook (d) recook
18. 18.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build wrongly (b) build before (c) not build (d) build again
19. 19.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
21. 21.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sailors (c) lions (d) grapes
22. 22.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
23. 23.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
24. 24.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) sleep (d) yell
26. 26.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) room
27. 27.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodness (b) goods (c) better (d) goodly
28. 28.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
29. 29.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
30. 30.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) cow
31. 31.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) board
32. 32.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) threw (b) drank (c) wore (d) ate
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) dis-
34. 34.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) story (c) smile (d) siren
35. 35.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “answer”? (a) window (b) victory (c) question (d) journey
37. 37.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) dull (c) soft (d) wet
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
39. 39.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat

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