Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 623 · 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: door + ___ (a) rice (b) tree (c) milk (d) bell
2. 2.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) jump (c) carry (d) choose
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) answer (c) roof (d) journey
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) majority
7. 7.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) reheat (c) unheat (d) preheat
8. 8.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
9. 9.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
10. 10.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) soft (c) stale (d) warm
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
12. 12.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
13. 13.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) inside (b) deep (c) high (d) under
14. 14.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
15. 15.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runer (b) runnar (c) runner (d) runnor
16. 16.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) fresh (c) tired (d) happy
17. 17.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) spill (c) waste (d) save
18. 18.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) pen (b) mother (c) milk (d) chair
19. 19.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) lions (d) sheep
20. 20.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) keys (c) grapes (d) people
21. 21.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
22. 22.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavily (c) heavyly (d) heavilly
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) chick (d) calf
24. 24.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) glasses (d) milk
25. 25.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) bees (c) sailors (d) sticks
26. 26.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) mountains (c) ships (d) cows
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) float (b) blame (c) borrow (d) arrive
28. 28.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) sleepy (b) bored (c) delighted (d) angry
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) class (c) herd (d) swarm
30. 30.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teacher (c) teachar (d) teachere
31. 31.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmed
32. 32.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tiny (b) short (c) flat (d) tall
34. 34.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) pig (d) cat
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) tomato
36. 36.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) pen (c) fall (d) chair
37. 37.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
39. 39.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) sticks (c) ships (d) singers
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly

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