Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 532 · 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 lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
3. 3.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) full (b) empty (c) tired (d) short
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
5. 5.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drove (b) drives (c) driver (d) driving
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ly
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “entrance”? (a) roof (b) exit (c) journey (d) answer
9. 9.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) lions (d) stairs
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
11. 11.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
13. 13.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) rock
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
15. 15.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) stopped (b) ignored (c) refused (d) helped
16. 16.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) misopen (c) preopen (d) reopen
17. 17.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darker
18. 18.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
21. 21.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) fast (c) quiet (d) rich
22. 22.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
23. 23.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakor (b) baker (c) bakar (d) bakeer
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) cygnet (c) foal (d) kid
25. 25.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopefully (b) hoping (c) hopeful (d) hopeless
26. 26.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) waiter (c) host (d) hero
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) crowd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) litter
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) straight (c) wide (d) narrow
29. 29.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) found (c) ripe (d) lost
30. 30.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quickness (c) quickly (d) quicken
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) journey (b) window (c) profit (d) answer
32. 32.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) sad (b) boring (c) funny (d) scary
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) calf (d) foal
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
35. 35.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) man (c) chair (d) cup
36. 36.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) kangaroo (c) hen (d) cow
37. 37.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) flowers (b) ships (c) wolves (d) cows
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) running (c) happiness (d) grandmother
39. 39.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) monkeys
40. 40.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) names (c) named (d) nameless

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