Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 647 · 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) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) elephant (c) starfish (d) tomato
4. 4.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) hen (c) mare (d) duck
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
6. 6.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
8. 8.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
9. 9.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadness (c) saddness (d) sadnes
10. 10.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) pal
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) roof (c) loss (d) question
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) weekend (d) beautiful
13. 13.What does “unclear” mean? (a) not clear (b) clear wrongly (c) clear again (d) clear before
14. 14.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) which (b) witch
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) big – large
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) depart (c) accept (d) laugh
18. 18.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common before (b) not common (c) common again (d) common wrongly
19. 19.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) prehear (d) mishear
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) yellow (d) sunflower
21. 21.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) well (c) brave (d) sick
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) victory – defeat
23. 23.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
24. 24.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
25. 25.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) shoe (d) end
26. 26.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
28. 28.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) sleepy (b) slow (c) swift (d) lazy
29. 29.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay wrongly (c) pay before (d) pay again
30. 30.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
31. 31.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) camels (d) keys
32. 32.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
33. 33.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
34. 34.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tail (b) tale
35. 35.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) sour (d) sweet
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) herd (d) fleet
37. 37.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
38. 38.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) elephant (c) classroom (d) beautiful
39. 39.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) bored (c) careless (d) lazy
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor

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