Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 674 · 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 means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) ask (c) travel (d) answer
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
3. 3.Which word means “not well”? (a) rewell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) prewell
4. 4.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrily (c) angrilly (d) angryly
5. 5.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) monkeys (d) bees
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
7. 7.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) lions (c) sticks (d) sailors
8. 8.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
9. 9.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) cows
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) piglet (d) foal
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
12. 12.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
13. 13.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) geese (d) ships
14. 14.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common again (c) not common (d) common before
15. 15.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
16. 16.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
17. 17.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) uncle (b) father (c) son (d) brother
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) export (b) sink (c) borrow (d) arrive
19. 19.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
20. 20.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dry (c) dusty (d) flooded
21. 21.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) discount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) precount
22. 22.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal again (c) equal wrongly (d) not equal
23. 23.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) uncle (d) man
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) caterpillar (b) tadpole (c) kitten (d) cub
25. 25.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ant (c) eagle (d) ox
26. 26.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) reads (b) plants (c) paints (d) cooks
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) pride (b) flock (c) string (d) herd
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ful
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) entrance (c) window (d) journey
30. 30.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) reheat (d) misheat
31. 31.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) clear wrongly (c) not clear (d) clear again
32. 32.Pick the right word: A rose is a pretty ___. (a) flour (b) flower
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) gaggle
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
37. 37.Which word means “without help”? (a) helper (b) helpless (c) helpful (d) helping
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) begin – start (d) arrive – reach
39. 39.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) soft (b) loud (c) sweet (d) quiet
40. 40.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again

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