Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 538 · 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: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) ships (d) soldiers
2. 2.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -less
3. 3.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
4. 4.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) angry (b) patient (c) careless (d) rude
5. 5.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ly
6. 6.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) honest before (d) not honest
7. 7.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) board (d) milk
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
9. 9.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
10. 10.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
11. 11.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
12. 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy again (b) tidy wrongly (c) tidy before (d) not tidy
13. 13.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) flowers (d) wolves
14. 14.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindeness (c) kindness (d) kindnes
15. 15.Which word means “view before”? (a) unview (b) review (c) disview (d) preview
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) early (c) blunt (d) modern
17. 17.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) difficult (b) wet (c) kind (d) easy
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) animal (c) elephant (d) cupboard
19. 19.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) lost (c) made (d) used
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
21. 21.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) castle
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) tiny (b) tired (c) strong (d) weak
23. 23.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
24. 24.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
26. 26.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dansor (c) dancar (d) dancer
27. 27.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
28. 28.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) kind (c) tiny (d) giant
29. 29.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cat (d) cow
30. 30.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) whispered (b) cheered (c) cried (d) slept
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) pencil (d) grandmother
32. 32.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
33. 33.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) ant (d) eagle
34. 34.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) cows (d) ships
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
36. 36.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) ewe (b) duck (c) mare (d) hen
37. 37.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kinder (c) kindest (d) kindly
38. 38.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) colony (c) fleet (d) herd
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) pancake (c) banana (d) beautiful

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