Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 540 · 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 ___ of bananas (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) bunch
2. 2.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) stone (c) leaf (d) cloud
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
4. 4.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
5. 5.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) sun (b) shelf (c) milk (d) rain
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) chick
7. 7.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) pleased (c) angry (d) bored
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
9. 9.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) chair (c) milk (d) shore
10. 10.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) lions (c) ships (d) eggs
11. 11.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) tree (d) cake
12. 12.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playfull (c) playful (d) playfel
13. 13.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) dry
14. 14.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) rude (d) hardworking
15. 15.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) use before (d) not use
16. 16.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
17. 17.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) endings (c) ended (d) endless
18. 18.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) brave (b) lazy (c) careless (d) scared
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) headache (b) pencil (c) yellow (d) tomato
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) float (d) borrow
21. 21.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) branches (c) roots (d) fruits
22. 22.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
23. 23.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopeless (c) hopeful (d) hopefully
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
25. 25.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
26. 26.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) fresh (c) cold (d) sour
27. 27.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) aunt (b) girl (c) wife (d) queen
28. 28.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) sunrise
30. 30.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) cry (c) leap (d) sit
31. 31.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) shout (c) smile (d) present
32. 32.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) flooded (c) dry (d) sunny
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) tall (c) flat (d) short
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) include (c) float (d) accept
35. 35.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) people (b) ships (c) keys (d) grapes
36. 36.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
38. 38.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) talk (b) eat (c) walk (d) listen
39. 39.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
40. 40.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear

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