Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 681 · 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) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
2. 2.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pittiful (d) pitiful
5. 5.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) uncle (c) king (d) headmaster
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) lend (b) shout (c) arrive (d) win
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) brave – bold
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
9. 9.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) hero (d) host
10. 10.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) unvisit (c) revisit (d) misvisit
11. 11.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) disfair (c) unfair (d) misfair
12. 12.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear before (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear again
13. 13.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
14. 14.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) heat (b) spill (c) save (d) waste
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent
16. 16.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powering (c) powered (d) powerful
17. 17.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) slow (c) shiny (d) sad
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
19. 19.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
20. 20.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) stale (c) soft (d) fresh
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) railway (c) kitchen (d) animal
22. 22.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) mishappy (c) rehappy (d) dishappy
23. 23.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) bull (c) ram (d) lion
24. 24.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) tree (d) board
25. 25.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
26. 26.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) soldiers (c) grapes (d) keys
27. 27.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) animal (c) running (d) airport
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) ancient (c) polite (d) public
30. 30.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) chair (d) mother
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) opaque (d) generous
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) doorbell
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troop (d) swarm
35. 35.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) flows (c) jumps (d) flies
36. 36.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driver (b) driving (c) drove (d) drives
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
38. 38.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) cold (c) dry (d) sunny
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) scared – afraid (c) quiet – silent (d) float – sink
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) question (b) window (c) entrance (d) journey

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