Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 615 · 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: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) box (c) tree (d) pen
2. 2.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) road (b) cup (c) pen (d) shoe
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
4. 4.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) cooked (b) unlocked (c) ate (d) painted
5. 5.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
6. 6.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) fair wrongly (d) not fair
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
8. 8.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) hole (b) whole
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) tiny (b) dull (c) bright (d) dark
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) fleet (b) pride (c) colony (d) herd
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – modern (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – old (d) tiny – little
12. 12.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) geese (d) ships
13. 13.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) lady (c) bride (d) aunt
14. 14.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happieness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happyness
15. 15.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) behind (d) below
16. 16.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
17. 17.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) displace (c) unplace (d) misplace
18. 18.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) glad (c) rude (d) tired
19. 19.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavily (c) heavyly (d) heavilly
20. 20.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
21. 21.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
22. 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -er
23. 23.What does “unkind” mean? (a) not kind (b) kind wrongly (c) kind before (d) kind again
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) cheap – expensive (c) jump – leap (d) talk – speak
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) superior (c) modern (d) late
26. 26.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpful
27. 27.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) found (c) ripe (d) proud
28. 28.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
29. 29.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cow (c) swan (d) cat
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) sticks (c) bees (d) lions
31. 31.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
32. 32.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) proud (b) excited (c) delighted (d) worried
33. 33.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) tall (c) quick (d) fat
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) happiness (c) toothbrush (d) pencil
35. 35.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dry (b) flooded (c) dusty (d) sunny
36. 36.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) thieves (d) ships
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
39. 39.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) keys (d) whales
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper

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