Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 656 · 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.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
2. 2.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) frog (c) cat (d) hen
3. 3.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) begin (c) finish (d) shout
4. 4.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) ache (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
5. 5.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) wet (c) sad (d) busy
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) happiness (c) beautiful (d) bookshelf
7. 7.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) brother
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) calf (b) owlet (c) kid (d) cub
9. 9.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) disvisit (d) misvisit
10. 10.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) horse (c) frog (d) cat
11. 11.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) flooded (b) dry (c) sunny (d) dusty
12. 12.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrilly (c) angrily (d) angryly
13. 13.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dirty (b) muddy (c) dark (d) clean
14. 14.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) way (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
15. 15.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) shut (c) paint (d) open
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) brave (b) honest (c) modern (d) expensive
17. 17.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) rice (c) ball (d) pen
18. 18.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) carry (d) select
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
20. 20.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) bright (b) cloudy (c) clear (d) sunny
21. 21.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) absent (c) honest (d) modern
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
25. 25.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) bow (d) chair
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) kind (d) early
28. 28.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) softly
29. 29.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) large (c) quick (d) empty
30. 30.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) spell wrongly (d) not spell
31. 31.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
32. 32.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) rest (c) sing (d) eat
33. 33.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) happiness (c) banana (d) rainbow
36. 36.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
38. 38.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) shiny (c) dull (d) sad
39. 39.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) proud (c) scared (d) lazy
40. 40.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) ships (d) dancers

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