Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 510 · 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.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) jump – leap (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
3. 3.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
5. 5.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) corn (c) pen (d) shoe
6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) unagree (c) preagree (d) disagree
7. 7.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) soft (d) quiet
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
12. 12.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) whisper (d) shout
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
14. 14.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farmland (c) farmed (d) farming
15. 15.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) shoes (b) medicine (c) homework (d) kite
16. 16.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) hero (d) host
17. 17.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
19. 19.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
20. 20.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) fish (c) cows (d) keys
21. 21.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
22. 22.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) early (b) rich (c) honest (d) deep
24. 24.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) lion (b) peacock (c) bull (d) rooster
25. 25.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happines (b) happieness (c) happiness (d) happyness
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) sunrise (c) banana (d) yellow
27. 27.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) sick (c) brave (d) kind
28. 28.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
29. 29.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
30. 30.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindeness (c) kindnes (d) kindniss
31. 31.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
32. 32.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) open (c) shut (d) paint
33. 33.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) permanent (d) modern
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) borrow (c) run (d) shout
39. 39.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
40. 40.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) dull (c) heavy (d) interesting

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