Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 592 · 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 “disrespect” mean? (a) respect wrongly (b) respect before (c) respect again (d) not respect
2. 2.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) goose
3. 3.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) tomato (d) firefly
5. 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) use wrongly (d) not use
6. 6.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) lady (b) aunt (c) queen (d) bride
7. 7.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) glasses (d) pen
8. 8.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) rotten (c) fresh (d) stale
9. 9.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) bowl (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
10. 10.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnar (c) runner (d) runnor
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) cub (d) joey
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) rich – poor
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) mend – break
15. 15.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) drops (b) flowers (c) colours (d) pieces
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
17. 17.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoper (b) shoppar (c) shopor (d) shopper
18. 18.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) bee (d) chair
19. 19.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) tall (c) heavy (d) small
20. 20.Which word means “not usual”? (a) unusual (b) preusual (c) misusual (d) reusual
21. 21.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) fresh (c) rich (d) quick
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) brave (c) modern (d) guilty
23. 23.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) tall (d) caring
24. 24.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) quickly (b) loudly (c) angrily (d) slowly
25. 25.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) brother
26. 26.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
27. 27.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) swan (b) cow (c) horse (d) cat
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
29. 29.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) continue before (d) not continue
30. 30.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homless (b) homelees (c) homeles (d) homeless
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) beautiful (d) grandmother
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) early (d) absent
33. 33.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) discheck (d) precheck
34. 34.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sticks (c) singers (d) puppies
35. 35.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homely (c) homeward (d) homeless
36. 36.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
37. 37.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) rich (d) quick
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) ships (d) lions
39. 39.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carer (b) carefully (c) careful (d) careless
40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-

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