Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 544 · 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 antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) clever – smart (c) below – under (d) generous – selfish
2. 2.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
3. 3.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peacemaker (c) peaceful (d) peacefully
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) pride (b) herd (c) grove (d) swarm
5. 5.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) lost (c) proud (d) ripe
6. 6.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) people (d) keys
7. 7.Which word means “not honest”? (a) rehonest (b) unhonest (c) mishonest (d) dishonest
8. 8.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) big – large (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
10. 10.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
11. 11.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) rich (c) fast (d) quiet
12. 12.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) boiled (c) fried (d) chopped
13. 13.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) teacher (d) starfish
15. 15.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) sheep (d) cat
16. 16.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
17. 17.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimer (c) swimmor (d) swimmar
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
19. 19.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
20. 20.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge again (c) judge before (d) judge wrongly
21. 21.Which word means “not obey”? (a) preobey (b) disobey (c) reobey (d) unobey
22. 22.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) wheelchair
24. 24.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) above (c) beside (d) below
25. 25.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) polite (d) lazy
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) gosling
28. 28.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
29. 29.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) loud (d) fast
30. 30.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) tired (c) awake (d) fresh
31. 31.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) tasty (c) salty (d) fresh
32. 32.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
33. 33.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) fix (d) choose
34. 34.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) careful (c) carful (d) caerful
35. 35.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
36. 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
37. 37.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) prince (c) god (d) hero
38. 38.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) tired (d) full
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
40. 40.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) missed (b) feared (c) won (d) lost

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