Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 525 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) question (d) villain
2. 2.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) used (c) made (d) lost
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
4. 4.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) flock (b) fleet (c) pride (d) litter
6. 6.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) crowded (c) clear (d) empty
7. 7.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) hen (d) cow
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) guilty (c) modern (d) brave
9. 9.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) heroine (c) hostess (d) actress
10. 10.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) repair (d) choose
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
12. 12.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
13. 13.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) uncount (d) miscount
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) roots (b) seeds (c) fruits (d) branches
15. 15.Which word means “without fear”? (a) feared (b) fearful (c) fearless (d) fearfully
16. 16.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
17. 17.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) tasty (b) salty (c) fresh (d) cold
18. 18.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) duck (c) cat (d) goat
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) window (c) journey (d) question
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
22. 22.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) board (d) tree
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) float (d) include
24. 24.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) singers (d) puppies
25. 25.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) calm (d) silent
26. 26.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmar (c) swimmer (d) swimmor
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) scared – afraid
28. 28.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) early (c) easy (d) hard
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) cygnet (c) kid (d) foal
30. 30.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) garden (c) river (d) roof
31. 31.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
32. 32.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) geese (d) ships
33. 33.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky before (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) rude (c) honest (d) quick
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) butterfly (c) yellow (d) running
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) late (c) loud (d) asleep
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
38. 38.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) quick (d) rich
39. 39.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hoapful (d) hopeful
40. 40.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrilly (b) angrily (c) angryly (d) angrly

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