Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 672 · 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) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) mend – repair
3. 3.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) washed (c) drove (d) missed
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
5. 5.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painful (b) painless (c) painter (d) painfully
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
7. 7.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writer
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) yellow (c) happiness (d) popcorn
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) swarm (b) flock (c) bunch (d) army
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) toothbrush (c) animal (d) yellow
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) ill – well (d) early – late
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) dis- (c) pre- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
15. 15.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) cup (b) rice (c) pen (d) ball
16. 16.Which word means “not well”? (a) unwell (b) miswell (c) diswell (d) prewell
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) cub (d) chick
18. 18.What does “unfair” mean? (a) not fair (b) fair before (c) fair again (d) fair wrongly
19. 19.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziest (b) lazily (c) lazier (d) laziness
20. 20.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happily (b) happiely (c) happly (d) happyly
21. 21.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) book (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
22. 22.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) butterfly (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog
23. 23.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
24. 24.Which word means “not safe”? (a) presafe (b) unsafe (c) dissafe (d) resafe
25. 25.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) newspaper
26. 26.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) display (d) unplay
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) big – large (c) gift – present (d) ill – sick
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) tiny – little (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
29. 29.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) lazy (b) scared (c) brave (d) careless
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bench (d) flock
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – reach (c) arrive – depart (d) begin – start
32. 32.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) daughter (d) aunt
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) hot – cold
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) fawn (b) puppy (c) chick (d) kitten
35. 35.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easyly (c) easly (d) easily
36. 36.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) clear (c) crowded (d) wide
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) pancake (b) beautiful (c) umbrella (d) tomato
38. 38.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) tired (c) tiny (d) strong
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) homework (c) banana (d) running

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