Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 639 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
2. 2.What does “mishear” mean? (a) hear again (b) hear wrongly (c) hear before (d) not hear
3. 3.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
5. 5.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) borrow (d) depart
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) herd (c) fleet (d) swarm
8. 8.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) players (d) cows
9. 9.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painted (b) painter (c) painting (d) paints
10. 10.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) grapes
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goods (c) goodness (d) better
12. 12.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) not tidy
13. 13.What does “unwell” mean? (a) not well (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) well again
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) minority (c) victory (d) journey
15. 15.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
16. 16.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavily (d) heavilly
17. 17.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) cows (c) sailors (d) grapes
18. 18.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) queen (d) duchess
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar
20. 20.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quickness (b) quicker (c) quicken (d) quickly
21. 21.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) smile (b) song (c) story (d) siren
22. 22.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) sheep (c) hen (d) lion
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) flock (b) pack (c) bunch (d) fleet
24. 24.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
25. 25.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) chair (b) bag (c) flower (d) milk
26. 26.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) peahen (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) bedroom (c) teacher (d) yellow
28. 28.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) preplace (c) displace (d) misplace
29. 29.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
30. 30.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) mountains (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) band (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
32. 32.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
33. 33.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmer (c) swimmar (d) swimmor
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) wet (d) polite
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) quickly (d) classroom
36. 36.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bear (b) bare
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) gaggle (c) swarm (d) fleet
39. 39.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
40. 40.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) ants (d) grapes

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