Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 573 · 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 suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
3. 3.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) distidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
4. 4.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homelees (c) homeles (d) homeless
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) float – sink
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) puppy (b) kitten (c) calf (d) cub
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) happiness (c) popcorn (d) pencil
8. 8.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) fresh (c) tired (d) awake
9. 9.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) useless (c) usless (d) uselesss
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) gift – present (d) victory – defeat
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) narrow (c) straight (d) wide
13. 13.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) jump (d) start
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pod (b) swarm (c) herd (d) pride
15. 15.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) king (b) bull (c) tiger (d) lion
16. 16.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) pack (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
18. 18.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave again (b) not behave (c) behave wrongly (d) behave before
19. 19.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) sunny (c) dry (d) cold
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) dis-
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
23. 23.Choose the best word: Rohan ___ his bicycle to school every day. (a) reads (b) eats (c) rides (d) throws
24. 24.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) chilly (d) hot
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) notebook (d) beautiful
26. 26.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
29. 29.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ants (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) umbrella (c) airport (d) teacher
31. 31.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) precheck (c) uncheck (d) mischeck
32. 32.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
33. 33.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout
35. 35.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darknes (c) darckness (d) darkness
36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
37. 37.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) ill
38. 38.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
40. 40.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale

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