Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 689 · 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.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) cow (d) goat
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) yellow (d) bedroom
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) tomato (c) doorbell (d) beautiful
4. 4.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
5. 5.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ox
6. 6.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pride (b) pod (c) swarm (d) bunch
8. 8.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) ache (d) tree
9. 9.What is the masculine of “duchess”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) duke (d) king
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) flock (c) swarm (d) fleet
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
13. 13.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) elephant (c) classroom (d) running
15. 15.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sour (b) sweet (c) fresh (d) cold
16. 16.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) clear (b) narrow (c) wide (d) straight
17. 17.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homeless (c) homless (d) homelees
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) invisible (c) modern (d) polite
19. 19.What does “preheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) not heat (c) heat again (d) heat before
20. 20.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) tired (c) hungry (d) glad
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) journey (c) answer (d) hero
23. 23.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
24. 24.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
25. 25.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) choose (c) smile (d) clean
26. 26.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) obedient (c) tall (d) mischievous
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) smooth (d) early
28. 28.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) reunderstand (b) preunderstand (c) misunderstand (d) ununderstand
29. 29.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) buy (c) by
30. 30.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) rich (c) fast (d) quiet
31. 31.Choose the best word: We must ___ water; turn off the tap while brushing. (a) spill (b) save (c) heat (d) waste
32. 32.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) prince (d) host
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) pride
34. 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
36. 36.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggar (b) diger (c) digger (d) diggor
37. 37.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ly
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) chick (b) lamb (c) tadpole (d) cub
39. 39.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) uselesss (c) useless (d) useles
40. 40.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaceful (b) peaces (c) peacemaker (d) peacefully

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