Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 493 · 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: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) pleased (c) bored (d) worried
2. 2.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) not happy (b) happy wrongly (c) happy before (d) happy again
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
4. 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) prewell (d) miswell
5. 5.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) precook (c) miscook (d) discook
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) kid (d) chick
7. 7.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) misloyal (b) reloyal (c) disloyal (d) preloyal
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) polite (d) foolish
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
10. 10.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) milk (d) paste
11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) not equal (c) equal again (d) equal before
12. 12.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flour (b) flower
13. 13.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) not judge (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
14. 14.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
16. 16.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kinder (d) kindly
17. 17.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
18. 18.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homely (c) homeward (d) homeless
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) tomato (c) happiness (d) jellyfish
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
21. 21.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) milk (b) cup (c) rice (d) ground
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
23. 23.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) unsafe (c) missafe (d) presafe
24. 24.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
25. 25.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) ate (c) unlocked (d) painted
26. 26.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) wide (c) empty (d) crowded
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) shallow
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
29. 29.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) flock (c) litter (d) fleet
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) happiness (c) moonlight (d) elephant
32. 32.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) saddly (c) sadley (d) sadly
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) flat (c) short (d) tiny
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troop (d) swarm
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
37. 37.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bunch
39. 39.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) empty (c) late (d) wrong
40. 40.Choose the best word: Dad ___ the broken chair with glue and nails. (a) broke (b) repaired (c) ate (d) planted

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