Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 58 · 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.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) open (c) paint (d) shut
2. 2.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) spill (c) waste (d) burn
3. 3.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
4. 4.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) host (c) prince (d) actor
5. 5.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) diswell
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
7. 7.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) people (c) ships (d) keys
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) chick
9. 9.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
10. 10.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) beside (c) behind (d) above
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) whisper (b) arrive (c) float (d) increase
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) yellow (c) teacher (d) wheelchair
14. 14.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) father (d) brother
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) moonlight (d) happiness
16. 16.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) milk (b) rice (c) man (d) tree
17. 17.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat again (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat wrongly
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
19. 19.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) brow (c) milk (d) chair
20. 20.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
21. 21.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) fish (c) ships (d) keys
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) foal (d) cub
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
24. 24.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) pretidy (b) distidy (c) untidy (d) mistidy
25. 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
26. 26.Which word means “without care”? (a) carefully (b) careful (c) carer (d) careless
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) joey (c) chick (d) lamb
28. 28.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) sheep (c) hen (d) cat
29. 29.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) thieves (c) cows (d) ships
30. 30.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
31. 31.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) angry (c) patient (d) rude
32. 32.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
33. 33.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) geese (c) keys (d) cows
34. 34.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) duck (c) deer (d) hen
35. 35.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) easy (d) rich
36. 36.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) sink (c) praise (d) lend
38. 38.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) loud (d) rowdy
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) early (d) blunt
40. 40.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) room (d) tree

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