Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 691 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) cowardly (d) honest
2. 2.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) chair (d) bee
3. 3.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) soft (c) dull (d) bright
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
5. 5.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
6. 6.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) bowl (d) milk
7. 7.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) quiet (c) rich (d) fast
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) bright (c) tiny (d) dark
9. 9.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) fix (b) break (c) choose (d) laugh
10. 10.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ants (c) ships (d) cows
11. 11.Fill the gap: A gaggle is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) geese (d) cows
12. 12.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
13. 13.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) fresh (b) cold (c) tasty (d) salty
14. 14.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) misequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
15. 15.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) cow (b) ewe (c) mare (d) hen
16. 16.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) not open (d) open before
17. 17.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) shoe (b) cup (c) pen (d) road
18. 18.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
19. 19.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyful
20. 20.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) husband
21. 21.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) hides (b) breaks (c) cleans (d) dirties
22. 22.Which word means “not clear”? (a) misclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
23. 23.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) teacher (c) tomato (d) cupboard
25. 25.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) clear (c) bright (d) cloudy
26. 26.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
27. 27.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) eat (c) rest (d) sing
28. 28.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kindest
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) daylight (b) animal (c) umbrella (d) quickly
30. 30.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) prince
31. 31.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) swam (b) flew (c) slept (d) barked
32. 32.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) plaiful (c) playfel (d) playful
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
34. 34.Which word means “paint again”? (a) dispaint (b) mispaint (c) unpaint (d) repaint
35. 35.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) frog (d) cat
36. 36.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painted (c) painter (d) painless
37. 37.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
38. 38.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less

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