Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 673 · 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.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) prince
2. 2.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) lions
3. 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) misplace (b) preplace (c) replace (d) unplace
4. 4.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) piglet (c) cub (d) kitten
6. 6.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) ground
7. 7.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerful (b) powered (c) powering (d) powerless
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) early (d) cheap
9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
10. 10.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) cow (c) cat (d) swan
11. 11.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common again (d) common before
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) jellyfish (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) teacher
13. 13.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
14. 14.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) milk (b) cut (c) tree (d) book
15. 15.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) weary (c) fresh (d) quick
16. 16.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) brush (b) cook (c) wear (d) paint
17. 17.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
19. 19.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) players
20. 20.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) rice (d) bell
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) include – exclude (c) mend – repair (d) happy – glad
22. 22.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadly (b) sadely (c) saddly (d) sadley
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) villain (b) roof (c) journey (d) question
24. 24.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) taught (b) teacher (c) teaching (d) teachable
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) tiny (c) bright (d) dark
26. 26.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) flower (b) milk (c) chair (d) bag
27. 27.Choose the best word: Our class teacher ___ us a story every Friday. (a) drinks (b) tells (c) eats (d) sleeps
28. 28.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) lively (c) awake (d) tired
29. 29.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
30. 30.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) angry (b) glad (c) sorry (d) afraid
31. 31.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) puppies (b) singers (c) sticks (d) ships
32. 32.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) two (c) too
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) calf (d) kid
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
35. 35.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) boiled (c) fried (d) chopped
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
37. 37.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) polite (c) naughty (d) sleepy
38. 38.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) sticks (d) singers
39. 39.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
40. 40.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail

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