Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 473 · 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 “one who paints”? (a) painted (b) paints (c) painter (d) painting
2. 2.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
3. 3.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
4. 4.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) roots (c) branches (d) fruits
5. 5.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) headmaster (c) king (d) host
6. 6.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) mother (d) milk
7. 7.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) cup (b) work (c) pen (d) tree
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) selfish (b) early (c) brave (d) polite
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) foolish (c) clever (d) sleepy
11. 11.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazness (c) lazyness (d) lazines
12. 12.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) lazy (c) scared (d) tired
13. 13.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) bees
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
15. 15.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) banana (c) handbag (d) elephant
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) bunch
18. 18.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) unhappy (c) happiness (d) happily
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) sunflower (c) banana (d) beautiful
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
21. 21.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
22. 22.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) under (b) inside (c) high (d) deep
23. 23.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) fall (c) chair (d) book
24. 24.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) kangaroo
25. 25.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
26. 26.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) bubbles (c) feathers (d) pebbles
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) kitchen (c) sunglasses (d) tomato
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) running (c) happiness (d) cupboard
29. 29.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) jump (c) crawl (d) sing
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) honest (d) rough
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
32. 32.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ant
33. 33.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) small (c) big (d) loud
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
36. 36.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flows (b) sleeps (c) flies (d) jumps
37. 37.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beauty (b) beautifully (c) beautify (d) beautiful
38. 38.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
40. 40.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) tiny (c) kind (d) giant

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