Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 677 · 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.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) heat (c) waste (d) save
2. 2.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) board
3. 3.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) lions (d) wolves
4. 4.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) toothpaste (c) teacher (d) kitchen
6. 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
7. 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) prelucky (d) mislucky
8. 8.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) ewe (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
9. 9.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) paint (b) shut (c) sell (d) open
10. 10.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
11. 11.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) tree (d) thing
12. 12.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
13. 13.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) silines (b) silliness (c) sillyness (d) sillines
14. 14.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) cloud (c) tree (d) river
15. 15.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homelees (c) homless (d) homeless
16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
17. 17.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) ancient (b) late (c) journey (d) maximum
19. 19.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) misfair (c) prefair (d) disfair
20. 20.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) flew (b) barked (c) slept (d) swam
21. 21.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) lioness (c) tigress (d) hen
22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) foal (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) flock
25. 25.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) made (c) lost (d) found
26. 26.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) pen (b) fish (c) milk (d) chair
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) flock (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) pack
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
29. 29.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyful (c) enjoy (d) joyfully
30. 30.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
31. 31.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
32. 32.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) careless (c) lazy (d) bored
33. 33.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree before (c) agree wrongly (d) not agree
34. 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
35. 35.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) sheep (d) dog
36. 36.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) cows (c) dancers (d) ships
37. 37.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
38. 38.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weaker (c) weakness (d) weakly
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
40. 40.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) tasty (c) cold (d) salty

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