Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 536 · 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.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopeful (c) hoapful (d) hopefull
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
3. 3.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) painted (c) paints (d) painting
4. 4.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) dog
5. 5.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) kind (c) heavy (d) empty
6. 6.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happyness
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) modern (b) minimum (c) victory (d) early
8. 8.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) quick (c) fat (d) tall
9. 9.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) wrong (c) late (d) empty
10. 10.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) rich (c) easy (d) tall
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) tiny (c) flat (d) short
13. 13.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) road (c) cup (d) shoe
14. 14.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) bees (c) cows (d) keys
15. 15.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
16. 16.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) play again (c) not play (d) play before
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
18. 18.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) louder (c) loudly (d) loudness
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) laugh (b) borrow (c) accept (d) depart
20. 20.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) finish (d) start
21. 21.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) yell (c) whisper (d) sleep
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) run (c) borrow (d) shout
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
24. 24.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
25. 25.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) naughty (c) obedient (d) sleepy
26. 26.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) careless (d) rude
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) beautiful (c) elephant (d) wheelchair
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) whisper (c) arrive (d) refuse
29. 29.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) ate (d) threw
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) write (b) right
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) swarm (b) flock (c) team (d) herd
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) calf (d) foal
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) yellow (c) banana (d) sunflower
35. 35.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) end (d) shoe
36. 36.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) quick (c) angry (d) noisy
37. 37.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) brave (b) lazy (c) scared (d) careless
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
39. 39.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
40. 40.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy

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