Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 479 · 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.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
2. 2.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) heroine (c) waitress (d) hostess
3. 3.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
4. 4.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) mother (b) sister (c) aunt (d) niece
5. 5.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) sadly (c) sadley (d) saddly
6. 6.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) joey (d) lamb
9. 9.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) duck (d) hen
10. 10.What does “misspell” mean? (a) not spell (b) spell again (c) spell wrongly (d) spell before
11. 11.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
14. 14.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) ache
15. 15.Which word means “behave wrongly”? (a) unbehave (b) misbehave (c) rebehave (d) disbehave
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) private (d) brave
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) borrow (b) shout (c) run (d) sink
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) clutch (d) herd
19. 19.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) light (c) pen (d) chair
20. 20.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) pal
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) brave (d) permanent
22. 22.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) owl (d) eagle
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
24. 24.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind again (c) not kind (d) kind wrongly
25. 25.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) son (b) sun
26. 26.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) dry (c) cold (d) warm
27. 27.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavily (b) heavly (c) heavyly (d) heavilly
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
29. 29.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell wrongly (c) tell before (d) tell again
30. 30.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) re-
31. 31.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) hardworking (b) rude (c) careless (d) lazy
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) laugh – cry
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
35. 35.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
36. 36.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) puppies (d) sticks
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) snowman (c) tomato (d) running
38. 38.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
39. 39.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) wide (c) clear (d) narrow

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