Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 585 · 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 “behave wrongly”? (a) disbehave (b) unbehave (c) misbehave (d) rebehave
2. 2.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) simple (c) noisy (d) hard
3. 3.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
4. 4.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) dancers (d) ships
5. 5.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
6. 6.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) dry (c) warm (d) cold
7. 7.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) castle
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) late (b) superior (c) modern (d) honest
11. 11.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
12. 12.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) thinner (c) softer (d) bigger
13. 13.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
14. 14.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) interesting (b) dull (c) boring (d) heavy
15. 15.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) rich (c) fresh (d) quick
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) brave (b) ancient (c) honest (d) natural
19. 19.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
22. 22.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) prewrite (c) miswrite (d) rewrite
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) troupe (d) herd
25. 25.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) tells (b) sleeps (c) eats (d) drinks
26. 26.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) players (d) grapes
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
28. 28.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) stale (b) warm (c) fresh (d) soft
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) polite (c) smooth (d) modern
30. 30.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) shoe (b) cup (c) brush (d) road
31. 31.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) tadpole (c) lamb (d) cub
33. 33.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) hear (d) speak
34. 34.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) big – large
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) calf
37. 37.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heel (b) heal
38. 38.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) queen (d) goddess
39. 39.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
40. 40.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) grapes (d) wolves

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