Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 481 · 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: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) class (c) fleet (d) swarm
3. 3.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) ate (b) broke (c) repaired (d) planted
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) success (d) question
5. 5.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happily (c) happiely (d) happyly
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
7. 7.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) exclude (d) sink
9. 9.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
10. 10.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
11. 11.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) ground
12. 12.Which word means “fill again”? (a) prefill (b) refill (c) disfill (d) misfill
13. 13.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) shoe (c) cup (d) pen
14. 14.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) full (d) tired
15. 15.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
17. 17.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) sad (c) wet (d) busy
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
19. 19.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) smile (d) yell
20. 20.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) question (c) travel (d) reply
21. 21.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautifully (b) beauty (c) beautiful (d) beautify
22. 22.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest again (b) honest wrongly (c) not honest (d) honest before
24. 24.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) painted (c) unlocked (d) cooked
25. 25.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) box
26. 26.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) owl (d) eagle
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) lazy (b) dishonest (c) polite (d) brave
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) litter (b) fleet (c) crowd (d) pride
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) honest (c) transparent (d) modern
30. 30.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) above (c) below (d) beside
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) whisper (d) increase
32. 32.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) elephant (c) wheelchair (d) teacher
34. 34.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) nephew
35. 35.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) duchess (d) niece
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
37. 37.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) misfair (c) unfair (d) refair
38. 38.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) bow (d) chair
39. 39.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) warm (c) soft (d) stale
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf

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