Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 563 · 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 ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) flock
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) honest (b) transparent (c) early (d) modern
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
4. 4.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) misheat (c) preheat (d) reheat
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) shallow (d) polite
8. 8.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) cup (b) road (c) shoe (d) brush
9. 9.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
10. 10.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) see (b) sea
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
12. 12.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) chair (b) shoe (c) bee (d) pen
13. 13.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerful (b) powering (c) powerless (d) powered
14. 14.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
15. 15.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) shout (c) borrow (d) sink
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
18. 18.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
19. 19.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) prewell
20. 20.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
21. 21.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) silent (c) quiet (d) calm
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) honest (c) early (d) cowardly
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) rainbow
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of sailors (a) bunch (b) crew (c) flock (d) herd
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) generous (c) honest (d) early
26. 26.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) common again (c) common wrongly (d) not common
27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
28. 28.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) king (c) bull (d) horse
29. 29.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) visit wrongly (c) not visit (d) visit again
30. 30.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) fresh (c) soft (d) warm
31. 31.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) shoe (b) corn (c) tree (d) pen
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) chick (d) lamb
34. 34.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
35. 35.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) jump (d) start
36. 36.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) unsafe (b) strong (c) wide (d) new
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
39. 39.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindness (b) kindest (c) kinder (d) kindly
40. 40.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-

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