Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 613 · 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 word means “not well”? (a) diswell (b) miswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) pencil (c) sunglasses (d) kitchen
5. 5.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) boring (b) funny (c) scary (d) sad
6. 6.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) room
7. 7.Which word means “not respect”? (a) rerespect (b) misrespect (c) disrespect (d) unrespect
8. 8.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writer (d) writing
9. 9.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
10. 10.Which word means “pay before”? (a) prepay (b) repay (c) unpay (d) dispay
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ boy ate all the sweets and gave none to his sister. (a) kind (b) generous (c) greedy (d) honest
12. 12.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) choir (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
15. 15.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) carful (b) carefull (c) caerful (d) careful
16. 16.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helper (b) helpful (c) helpless (d) helpfully
17. 17.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) journey (c) roof (d) question
19. 19.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driving (b) drove (c) driver (d) drives
20. 20.What does “misread” mean? (a) read wrongly (b) not read (c) read before (d) read again
21. 21.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
22. 22.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
24. 24.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) fruits (b) branches (c) roots (d) seeds
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) permanent (b) brave (c) honest (d) modern
27. 27.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
28. 28.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painter (b) painful (c) painless (d) painted
29. 29.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) end (d) jump
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) flock (c) swarm (d) army
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) yellow (c) bookshelf (d) kitchen
32. 32.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rest (b) rush (c) sing (d) eat
33. 33.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) polite (c) obedient (d) sleepy
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) lamb (d) cub
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) tiny (c) brave (d) lazy
36. 36.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) awake (c) lively (d) fresh
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) sunflower (c) banana (d) quickly
38. 38.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) sell (b) cell
39. 39.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) sand (d) leaf
40. 40.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goods (b) goodly (c) better (d) goodness

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