Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 561 · 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 caravan is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) camels (c) bees (d) ships
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) beautiful (c) teacher (d) haircut
3. 3.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) rich (d) quiet
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) below – under
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
7. 7.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useles (d) useless
8. 8.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) hen (d) duck
9. 9.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) ground (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
10. 10.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) carful (c) careful (d) carefull
11. 11.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) girl (d) wife
12. 12.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy before (c) not happy (d) happy wrongly
13. 13.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) homework (c) kite (d) shoes
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
15. 15.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) pre-
16. 16.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankfully (c) thankless (d) thankful
17. 17.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) lukily (b) luckyly (c) luckily (d) luckilly
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) superior (c) late (d) modern
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) sink (c) whisper (d) lend
21. 21.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) unhappy (b) rich (c) tall (d) quick
22. 22.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hoapful (b) hopful (c) hopeful (d) hopefull
23. 23.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) misbuild
24. 24.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helpless
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) answer (c) journey (d) roof
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bench (d) flock
27. 27.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendly (c) friends (d) friendless
28. 28.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) end (b) start (c) gift (d) jump
29. 29.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) dark (b) cold (c) gentle (d) hot
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) early (b) honest (c) cheap (d) polite
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) herd (b) bunch (c) pride (d) school
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) journey (c) entrance (d) question
34. 34.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teachable (b) teacher (c) teaching (d) taught
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) flock (c) fleet (d) swarm
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) cowardly (b) honest (c) early (d) clever
37. 37.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) soldiers (c) keys (d) grapes
38. 38.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
40. 40.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoping (c) hoped (d) hopeful

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