Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 579 · 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: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) calf (d) chick
2. 2.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
3. 3.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) book (c) milk (d) tree
4. 4.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join again (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join before
5. 5.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) ache (d) pen
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
7. 7.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) thieves (c) grapes (d) ships
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) fleet (b) clutch (c) swarm (d) herd
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
10. 10.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happyly (c) happily (d) happly
11. 11.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
12. 12.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) large (d) quick
13. 13.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
14. 14.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) angry (b) excited (c) tired (d) hungry
15. 15.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) cake (b) pen (c) tree (d) shoe
16. 16.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) useless (c) uselesss (d) usless
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) increase (c) whisper (d) float
18. 18.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) sunflower (c) quickly (d) teacher
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) ill – sick (d) borrow – lend
21. 21.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) soft (c) warm (d) fresh
22. 22.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
23. 23.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) players (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ships
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) teacher (c) animal (d) running
25. 25.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) precount (d) miscount
26. 26.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) sleepy (b) bored (c) tired (d) excited
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
29. 29.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
30. 30.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) monkeys (d) ships
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
32. 32.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) dancers
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) yellow (c) running (d) happiness
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “deep”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) polite (d) shallow
37. 37.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kindly (c) kindest (d) kinder
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
39. 39.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopeful (b) hoapful (c) hopefull (d) hopful
40. 40.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog

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