Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 669 · 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 word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) rude (c) quick (d) honest
2. 2.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well before (c) not well (d) well wrongly
3. 3.What does “misspell” mean? (a) spell again (b) spell before (c) not spell (d) spell wrongly
4. 4.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hoapful (d) hopeful
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) railway (c) pencil (d) quickly
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) greedy (d) lazy
7. 7.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) ununderstand
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
9. 9.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
10. 10.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) grew (c) froze (d) melted
11. 11.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
12. 12.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) scared (c) proud (d) lazy
13. 13.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) careless (b) scared (c) lazy (d) brave
14. 14.Choose the best word: Grandpa tells ___ stories that make us laugh. (a) funny (b) sad (c) boring (d) scary
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
17. 17.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) saddness (c) sadnes (d) sadness
18. 18.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) caravan
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) ancient (b) generous (c) polite (d) temporary
21. 21.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) ache (c) tree (d) pen
22. 22.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
24. 24.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
26. 26.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
27. 27.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
28. 28.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) ships (d) thieves
29. 29.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) unlead (b) relead (c) prelead (d) mislead
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) haircut (c) pencil (d) beautiful
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) toothpaste (c) pencil (d) tomato
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pride (d) colony
33. 33.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
35. 35.Choose the best word: Arjun ___ the race and got a gold medal. (a) lost (b) won (c) missed (d) feared
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) grandmother (b) umbrella (c) quickly (d) pencil
37. 37.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
38. 38.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
40. 40.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) nephew (c) husband (d) uncle

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