Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 597 · 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 suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
2. 2.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
3. 3.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teachable (b) taught (c) teacher (d) teaching
4. 4.Which word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) rewell (c) unwell (d) prewell
5. 5.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) flat (c) short (d) tiny
6. 6.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
7. 7.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) flowers (b) drops (c) colours (d) pieces
8. 8.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) lucky wrongly (d) not lucky
9. 9.Which word means “without end”? (a) endings (b) ended (c) ending (d) endless
10. 10.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) eggs (d) lions
11. 11.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) woman (b) queen (c) niece (d) aunt
12. 12.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
14. 14.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) disrespect (c) unrespect (d) misrespect
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
16. 16.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) son (d) nephew
17. 17.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) angry (c) bored (d) sleepy
18. 18.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
19. 19.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) ships (d) puppies
20. 20.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) sloly (b) slowely (c) slowly (d) slowley
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) shut – close
22. 22.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
23. 23.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
24. 24.Which word means “without help”? (a) helping (b) helpless (c) helper (d) helpful
25. 25.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) cows (d) mountains
26. 26.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
27. 27.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) soft (c) bright (d) wet
28. 28.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) angry (c) quick (d) silent
29. 29.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) safe again (c) not safe (d) safe before
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) pencil (c) headache (d) kitchen
31. 31.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) ill – sick (c) gift – present (d) big – large
33. 33.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ants
34. 34.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runnor (c) runner (d) runer
35. 35.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadnes (b) sadness (c) sadeness (d) saddness
36. 36.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
37. 37.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) fresh (c) awake (d) tired
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) increase (d) float
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) answer (b) sunset (c) journey (d) roof

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