Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 589 · 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 “the state of being kind”? (a) kindness (b) kinder (c) kindly (d) kindest
2. 2.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hoping (b) hopeless (c) hopefully (d) hopeful
3. 3.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – old (d) ancient – modern
5. 5.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) hen (d) dog
6. 6.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) not tidy (c) tidy before (d) tidy again
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) journey (b) villain (c) roof (d) question
8. 8.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view again (c) view wrongly (d) not view
9. 9.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
12. 12.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowest (b) slower (c) slowness (d) slowly
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
14. 14.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cat (d) sheep
15. 15.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpful (b) helpfull (c) helpfol (d) helpfel
16. 16.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
17. 17.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerful (b) powered (c) powering (d) powerless
18. 18.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) duckling (d) kitten
20. 20.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) fresh (d) loud
21. 21.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) eyebrow (c) quickly (d) tomato
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) early (b) minimum (c) victory (d) modern
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) to (c) too
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) brave (b) polite (c) selfish (d) early
26. 26.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) wife (d) aunt
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) swarm
30. 30.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
31. 31.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) beautiful (d) notebook
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) popcorn (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) elephant
34. 34.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
35. 35.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) modern (c) brave (d) honest
37. 37.Which word means “without end”? (a) endless (b) endings (c) ending (d) ended
38. 38.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
39. 39.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) pen (c) cup (d) road
40. 40.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) duck (c) peahen (d) hen

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