Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 565 · 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 word means “in a sad way”? (a) sadder (b) sadness (c) sadly (d) sadden
2. 2.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) understand wrongly (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) not understand
3. 3.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
5. 5.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
6. 6.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) hungry (c) glad (d) tired
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) whales (d) keys
8. 8.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) rude (c) angry (d) patient
9. 9.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
10. 10.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) duke (d) prince
11. 11.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) shoe (d) milk
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
13. 13.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) players
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) flock (b) bunch (c) army (d) swarm
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
16. 16.Choose the best word: We need an umbrella because it is ___ heavily. (a) smiling (b) shining (c) singing (d) raining
17. 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat again (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
18. 18.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
19. 19.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) board (c) tree (d) milk
20. 20.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) playground (c) pencil (d) kitchen
22. 22.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) brave (d) scared
23. 23.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) repair (d) break
24. 24.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
25. 25.Which word means “not common”? (a) discommon (b) precommon (c) miscommon (d) uncommon
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) herd (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) swarm
27. 27.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) puppies (c) sticks (d) singers
28. 28.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) quiet (d) soft
29. 29.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) read
30. 30.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy wrongly (d) tidy again
31. 31.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) small (b) huge (c) heavy (d) tall
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
33. 33.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindest (c) kindly (d) kindness
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) generous (c) selfish (d) lazy
35. 35.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) heroine
36. 36.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckily (b) lukily (c) luckilly (d) luckyly
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) in – out (d) old – new
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) rough (d) honest
39. 39.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painted (c) painter (d) painless
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) happiness (c) beautiful (d) notebook

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