Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 591 · 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.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) not obey (c) obey before (d) obey again
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – cowardly
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) float – sink (b) fast – quick (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) lend (c) shout (d) arrive
5. 5.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) keys (d) fish
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
7. 7.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) bag (c) tree (d) milk
8. 8.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal wrongly (b) equal before (c) equal again (d) not equal
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kitten
10. 10.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
11. 11.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) caravan
13. 13.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) precommon (c) discommon (d) uncommon
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) success (c) question (d) victory
15. 15.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) milk (b) sun (c) rain (d) shelf
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) ancient – old (c) rich – wealthy (d) tiny – little
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) maximum (c) journey (d) late
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
19. 19.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) silent (d) noisy
20. 20.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
21. 21.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) float (b) accept (c) whisper (d) import
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) toothbrush (c) quickly (d) pencil
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) classroom (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) pencil
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) dark (c) tiny (d) bright
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) answer (c) window (d) journey
28. 28.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) quick (d) weary
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) cub (d) lamb
30. 30.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wondreful (b) wonderful (c) wonderfull (d) wonderfel
31. 31.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useless (b) useles (c) uselesss (d) usless
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) mend – repair
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
34. 34.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) camels (c) ships (d) keys
35. 35.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) froze (c) boiled (d) slept
36. 36.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) sing (d) eat
37. 37.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
38. 38.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
39. 39.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) not well (c) well wrongly (d) well again
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm

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