Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 559 · 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: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
2. 2.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) peace (b) piece
3. 3.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) pen (c) shoe (d) chair
4. 4.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) cook (b) brush (c) wear (d) paint
5. 5.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) sleeps (c) drinks (d) eats
6. 6.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell wrongly (b) not spell (c) spell again (d) spell before
7. 7.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) modern (b) brave (c) early (d) guilty
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
11. 11.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) loud (c) quiet (d) noisy
12. 12.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carefull (b) carful (c) caerful (d) careful
13. 13.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
14. 14.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) thieves
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
16. 16.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) string (b) pride (c) herd (d) flock
18. 18.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindness (b) kindniss (c) kindnes (d) kindeness
19. 19.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowly (c) slowest (d) slowness
20. 20.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand before (b) understand again (c) understand wrongly (d) not understand
21. 21.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – poor
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) cheap – expensive (c) glad – happy (d) talk – speak
24. 24.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) tired (c) asleep (d) fresh
25. 25.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) brave (d) expensive
28. 28.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) animal (c) teacher (d) newspaper
30. 30.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
31. 31.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidyness (c) tidness (d) tidines
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) owlet (d) cub
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
34. 34.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) dislead (c) unlead (d) prelead
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) brave (d) natural
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) pride
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) include (b) accept (c) float (d) whisper
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) ships (d) grapes
39. 39.Which word means “not obey”? (a) disobey (b) misobey (c) preobey (d) reobey
40. 40.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sicken (c) sickness (d) sicker

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