Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 494 · 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.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
2. 2.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) behind (c) above (d) below
3. 3.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
4. 4.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) teaching (c) taught (d) teachable
5. 5.What does “replay” mean? (a) not play (b) play wrongly (c) play again (d) play before
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) troop (d) herd
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) minority
8. 8.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) pleased (c) bored (d) angry
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) popcorn (d) quickly
10. 10.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) butterfly (d) hen
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) foolish (c) brave (d) polite
12. 12.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) knight (b) night
13. 13.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) box
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
15. 15.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudness (c) loudest (d) louder
16. 16.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) silent (c) calm (d) quiet
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) pride (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) fleet
18. 18.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) starfish (c) banana (d) quickly
21. 21.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
22. 22.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) careless (c) brave (d) scared
23. 23.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) dog
24. 24.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) repair (c) begin (d) laugh
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) class
26. 26.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) sell (b) cell
27. 27.Which word means “not agree”? (a) reagree (b) preagree (c) disagree (d) misagree
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) troupe
29. 29.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
30. 30.Which word means “not common”? (a) recommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) kitten (b) chick (c) cub (d) calf
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
33. 33.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) sunglasses (c) animal (d) beautiful
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
37. 37.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) wealthy (c) poor (d) clever
38. 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) repay (b) prepay (c) unpay (d) dispay
39. 39.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) bowl
40. 40.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fare (b) fair

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