Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 499 · 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.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) fish (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
2. 2.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) mountains (b) cows (c) bees (d) ships
3. 3.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) princess (d) goddess
4. 4.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
6. 6.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) careful (c) carefull (d) carful
7. 7.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) late (c) empty (d) right
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) temporary
9. 9.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) moos (b) barks (c) sings (d) smiles
10. 10.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
11. 11.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) sad (c) wet (d) busy
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) umbrella (c) quickly (d) postman
14. 14.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) fearless (c) fearful (d) feared
15. 15.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) greedy (d) rude
16. 16.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautyful (b) beautifull (c) beautful (d) beautiful
17. 17.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) fresh (c) awake (d) tired
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
19. 19.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) lions
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) pride (b) bundle (c) herd (d) flock
22. 22.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) bow
23. 23.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) ants (c) grapes (d) cows
24. 24.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) shining (b) raining (c) smiling (d) singing
25. 25.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) paint (b) cook (c) brush (d) wear
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
27. 27.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) unclear (c) disclear (d) preclear
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) wide (c) ancient (d) quiet
30. 30.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) journey (b) question (c) sunrise (d) window
32. 32.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) aunt (d) princess
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) heavy (c) honest (d) quick
34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
35. 35.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weaker (c) weakness (d) weakly
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) army
37. 37.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) actor (c) waiter (d) hero
38. 38.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacefully (b) peacemaker (c) peaceful (d) peaces
39. 39.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) happy wrongly (d) not happy
40. 40.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen

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