Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 557 · 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.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
2. 2.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writar (d) writer
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ took off from Delhi airport. (a) plane (b) plain
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) early (c) minimum (d) modern
6. 6.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) castle
7. 7.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -less
8. 8.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
9. 9.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flu (b) flew
10. 10.Which word means “cook before”? (a) recook (b) miscook (c) uncook (d) precook
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) pack (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
12. 12.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) rehear
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
15. 15.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazily (b) laziness (c) lazier (d) laziest
16. 16.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) hostess (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) actress
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) happiness (c) toothpaste (d) running
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) cub (d) calf
20. 20.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
21. 21.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) troop
23. 23.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quickely (c) quickly (d) quikly
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) modern (c) invisible (d) polite
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
26. 26.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powered (c) powerless (d) powerful
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) elephant (d) jellyfish
28. 28.Which word means “without a name”? (a) named (b) namely (c) names (d) nameless
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
30. 30.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
32. 32.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) eats (b) drinks (c) tells (d) sleeps
33. 33.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
34. 34.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) modern (b) angry (c) tiny (d) wet
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
37. 37.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) paint (c) shut (d) sell
38. 38.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) misallow (c) unallow (d) reallow
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
40. 40.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) rich (c) kind (d) tall

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