Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 491 · 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.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) huge (c) heavy (d) small
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) tiny – little (d) ancient – old
3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
4. 4.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazines (b) lazyness (c) laziness (d) lazness
5. 5.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sailors (c) bees (d) sticks
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) journey (b) exit (c) roof (d) answer
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) modern (c) honest (d) expensive
8. 8.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) eggs (c) cows (d) lions
9. 9.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happyness (c) happieness (d) happiness
10. 10.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
11. 11.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
13. 13.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
14. 14.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) froze (b) flew (c) slept (d) boiled
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) tiny (c) modern (d) angry
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) herd (c) flock (d) crew
17. 17.What is the feminine of “bridegroom”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) wife (d) aunt
18. 18.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) light
19. 19.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
20. 20.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
21. 21.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpful (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpless
22. 22.Which word means “tell again”? (a) untell (b) mistell (c) retell (d) distell
23. 23.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) milk (b) rain (c) sun (d) shelf
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) happiness (c) handbag (d) beautiful
25. 25.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) duke (c) king (d) uncle
26. 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
27. 27.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cow (c) swan (d) cat
28. 28.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) rich (d) thin
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) late (d) rough
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -ly
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
32. 32.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) tree (c) cup (d) pen
33. 33.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
34. 34.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hopful (c) hoapful (d) hopeful
35. 35.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happily (c) happier (d) happiest
36. 36.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
37. 37.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) shut (b) open (c) paint (d) sell
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) rainbow (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) yellow
39. 39.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) obedient (c) sleepy (d) naughty
40. 40.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) break (d) repair

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