Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 524 · 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 “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
3. 3.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) barks (b) moos (c) smiles (d) sings
4. 4.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) sunny (c) bright (d) clear
5. 5.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) swan (c) horse (d) cat
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) pride (b) flock (c) bundle (d) herd
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) school (b) pride (c) bunch (d) herd
8. 8.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flower (b) flour
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) bunch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
10. 10.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
11. 11.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) fish (c) chair (d) milk
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
13. 13.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) princess (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
14. 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) respell (b) unspell (c) misspell (d) disspell
15. 15.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) kind (c) tiny (d) giant
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) refuse
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) string (c) flock (d) herd
19. 19.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) corn (c) pen (d) tree
20. 20.Which word means “without care”? (a) careless (b) carefully (c) careful (d) carer
21. 21.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) side
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) increase (c) arrive (d) whisper
23. 23.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) float (b) sing (c) arrive (d) borrow
25. 25.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
26. 26.Which word means “judge before”? (a) rejudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
27. 27.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sticks (d) sailors
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) class (c) herd (d) swarm
29. 29.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) heavy (c) dull (d) interesting
30. 30.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powerful (c) powered (d) powerfully
31. 31.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) grapes (c) wolves (d) ships
32. 32.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) recommon
33. 33.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow again (b) allow wrongly (c) not allow (d) allow before
34. 34.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) sister (b) daughter (c) niece (d) aunt
35. 35.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacemaker (b) peaces (c) peaceful (d) peacefully
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
37. 37.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) airport (c) banana (d) animal
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
40. 40.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know

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