Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 537 · 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 synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
2. 2.Which word means “write again”? (a) miswrite (b) unwrite (c) rewrite (d) diswrite
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) teacher (d) popcorn
4. 4.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) timid (d) bold
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) bunch (c) pride (d) school
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
8. 8.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) unlocked (c) ate (d) painted
9. 9.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) bag (d) tree
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) swarm
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weakness (b) weakly (c) weaker (d) weaken
12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
13. 13.Which word means “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) retell (c) untell (d) distell
14. 14.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindeness (c) kindness (d) kindnes
15. 15.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky before (d) lucky again
16. 16.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) tiger (b) king (c) lion (d) bull
17. 17.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) paint (c) sell (d) shut
18. 18.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) prejudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
19. 19.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadnes (b) sadeness (c) saddness (d) sadness
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
21. 21.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) unspell (d) respell
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) ancient (d) wide
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) herd (b) class (c) swarm (d) fleet
24. 24.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) chick (d) lamb
26. 26.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) way
27. 27.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) one
28. 28.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
29. 29.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazily (b) laziest (c) laziness (d) lazier
30. 30.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) end (b) milk (c) shoe (d) tree
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) bookshelf (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) tomato
32. 32.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) waste (c) save (d) heat
33. 33.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
34. 34.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
35. 35.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writer (c) writter (d) writar
36. 36.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal before (c) not equal (d) equal wrongly
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) whisper (b) accept (c) float (d) import
38. 38.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpfel (c) helpful (d) helpfull
39. 39.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start

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