Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 600 · 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.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) ground
2. 2.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) queen (b) hostess (c) goddess (d) princess
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
4. 4.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) son
5. 5.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) poor (c) busy (d) wealthy
6. 6.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) queen (b) woman (c) aunt (d) niece
7. 7.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) chair (b) horse (c) pen (d) milk
8. 8.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
9. 9.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) shoe (b) cake (c) pen (d) tree
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
11. 11.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “maximum”? (a) victory (b) modern (c) minimum (d) early
13. 13.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) break (d) repair
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) gang (c) pride (d) fleet
16. 16.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) one (b) won
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) fast – slow
18. 18.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) above (c) behind (d) under
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) animal (c) banana (d) moonlight
20. 20.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) fresh (d) weary
21. 21.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) grapes (d) ships
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) lamb (b) joey (c) cub (d) chick
23. 23.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) pal (c) stranger (d) teacher
24. 24.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear wrongly (b) not hear (c) hear again (d) hear before
25. 25.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) geese (c) cows (d) keys
26. 26.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) thing
27. 27.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blew (b) blue
28. 28.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
29. 29.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
30. 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) preequal (d) reequal
31. 31.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) unjudge (b) misjudge (c) rejudge (d) disjudge
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
33. 33.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) fish (c) milk (d) chair
34. 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
35. 35.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) wet (d) cold
36. 36.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) prince (d) duke
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) running (c) jellyfish (d) yellow
38. 38.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) tiny (c) short (d) flat
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) caterpillar (d) tadpole
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm

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