Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 608 · 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 is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) newspaper (d) elephant
2. 2.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) players (d) grapes
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) shout – yell
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) majority (c) roof (d) journey
5. 5.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit before (b) not visit (c) visit wrongly (d) visit again
6. 6.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) medicine (b) kite (c) shoes (d) homework
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) generous (c) polite (d) artificial
9. 9.Which word means “paint again”? (a) repaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) unpaint
10. 10.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) box (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) wise – foolish (c) mend – repair (d) shut – close
13. 13.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) scary (c) boring (d) sad
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kid (d) chick
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) polite (b) public (c) ancient (d) early
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) sunrise (b) question (c) journey (d) window
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
18. 18.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painted (c) painless (d) painter
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of ministers (a) herd (b) cabinet (c) swarm (d) flock
20. 20.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy before
21. 21.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckilly (b) luckily (c) lukily (d) luckyly
22. 22.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) quick (c) sad (d) thin
23. 23.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
24. 24.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
26. 26.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal again (b) loyal wrongly (c) loyal before (d) not loyal
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) sunrise (b) pencil (c) umbrella (d) kitchen
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
29. 29.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) king (b) lion (c) bull (d) tiger
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
31. 31.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) not continue (c) continue before (d) continue again
32. 32.Which word means “without end”? (a) endings (b) endless (c) ending (d) ended
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) umbrella (c) elephant (d) bedroom
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) talk – speak (d) cheap – expensive
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) pencil (c) football (d) beautiful
36. 36.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teacher (b) teaching (c) taught (d) teachable
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) flock (b) bunch (c) herd (d) pride
38. 38.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
39. 39.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) week (b) weak
40. 40.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) eggs (b) lions (c) ships (d) cows

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