Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 556 · 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 is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) tomato (c) classroom (d) happiness
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) running (c) jellyfish (d) quickly
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) piglet
4. 4.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
5. 5.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
6. 6.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
7. 7.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) yell (c) sleep (d) smile
8. 8.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) delighted (d) worried
9. 9.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) tiger (c) lion (d) bull
10. 10.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) shout (c) smile (d) finish
11. 11.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) dis- (d) mis-
12. 12.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) aunt (b) daughter (c) niece (d) sister
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pride
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of players (a) flock (b) herd (c) swarm (d) team
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) class (c) fleet (d) herd
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) nose (b) knows
17. 17.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindnes (c) kindniss (d) kindeness
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) innocent (d) generous
19. 19.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
20. 20.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
21. 21.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
22. 22.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) bunch
24. 24.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) start (d) finish
25. 25.What does “recheck” mean? (a) not check (b) check wrongly (c) check before (d) check again
26. 26.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) laugh – cry
28. 28.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) animal (c) yellow (d) teacher
30. 30.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) queen (c) aunt (d) wife
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cygnet (b) cub (c) kid (d) foal
32. 32.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey before (b) obey wrongly (c) not obey (d) obey again
33. 33.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
34. 34.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) grapes (d) players
35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) cruel (b) ancient (c) lazy (d) wide
37. 37.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easily (b) easly (c) easyly (d) easely
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
39. 39.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) queen (d) princess
40. 40.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale

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