Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 492 · 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.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) way
2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
3. 3.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) scared (c) lazy (d) tired
4. 4.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
5. 5.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
6. 6.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) grapes (d) wolves
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) mis-
8. 8.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) room
9. 9.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cried (b) slept (c) whispered (d) cheered
10. 10.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) finish (c) shout (d) smile
11. 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
12. 12.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) too (b) to (c) two
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
14. 14.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) kind (c) giant (d) tiny
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
16. 16.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) loyal again
17. 17.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
18. 18.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) disuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) reuse
19. 19.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) tiger
20. 20.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) shoe (c) milk (d) tree
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) choir (c) herd (d) swarm
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
23. 23.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
24. 24.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) lioness (b) tigress (c) queen (d) mare
25. 25.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) host (c) king (d) uncle
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) brave
27. 27.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) woman (d) niece
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) question (b) journey (c) villain (d) roof
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) sink (b) whisper (c) praise (d) lend
30. 30.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sleep (c) sing (d) crawl
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) honest (b) sleepy (c) foolish (d) clever
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little
33. 33.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) angry (d) hungry
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
35. 35.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) friend
36. 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view again (b) not view (c) view wrongly (d) view before
37. 37.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) tall (c) lazy (d) rude
38. 38.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
39. 39.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) sleep (c) read (d) hurry
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly

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