Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 572 · 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.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) fish
2. 2.Which word means “join again”? (a) prejoin (b) rejoin (c) unjoin (d) disjoin
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
6. 6.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) ran (b) waited (c) sang (d) ate
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) whales (d) bees
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) modern (c) polite (d) artificial
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
10. 10.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) small (c) heavy (d) tall
11. 11.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
12. 12.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
13. 13.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
14. 14.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) bowl
15. 15.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) quiet (c) soft (d) sweet
16. 16.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) uncle (d) headmaster
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) animal (c) pancake (d) banana
18. 18.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sew (c) sow
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) school
21. 21.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
22. 22.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) ground (d) milk
23. 23.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
26. 26.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) damp (c) loud (d) dry
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) fleet
28. 28.Pick the right word: Kabir and Dev are late because ___ stuck in traffic. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) blame (b) float (c) arrive (d) borrow
30. 30.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) rejudge (c) disjudge (d) misjudge
31. 31.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) dishear (c) rehear (d) mishear
34. 34.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use wrongly (c) use again (d) not use
35. 35.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearfully (b) fearful (c) fearless (d) feared
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) pride
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) export
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
39. 39.Which word means “paint again”? (a) mispaint (b) prepaint (c) repaint (d) unpaint
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap

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