Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 693 · 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.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) tomato (c) quickly (d) wheelchair
3. 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
4. 4.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) carry (c) choose (d) jump
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “hero”? (a) question (b) roof (c) villain (d) journey
9. 9.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) angry (b) bored (c) pleased (d) worried
10. 10.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoped (c) hopeful (d) hoping
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) pride (b) litter (c) fleet (d) flock
12. 12.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) milk (b) pan (c) tree (d) shoe
13. 13.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) polite (d) ancient
15. 15.Which word means “without end”? (a) endless (b) endings (c) ending (d) ended
16. 16.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) book (c) fall (d) chair
17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) foal (d) calf
18. 18.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpful (c) helpfel (d) helpfol
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) flock (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
20. 20.Choose the best word: The thirsty crow dropped ___ into the pot to raise the water. (a) leaves (b) pebbles (c) bubbles (d) feathers
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
22. 22.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) cows
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
24. 24.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) angry (c) rich (d) hungry
25. 25.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) cold (c) dry (d) hot
26. 26.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
27. 27.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
28. 28.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) question (c) reply (d) travel
29. 29.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoping (c) hopefully (d) hopeful
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) journey (c) roof (d) answer
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pod (d) pride
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) brave (b) dishonest (c) lazy (d) polite
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) gosling
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) laugh (d) depart
36. 36.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) chick (b) joey (c) lamb (d) cub
38. 38.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farming (c) farmland (d) farmed
39. 39.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) kind (d) empty
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) rich (c) quiet (d) wide

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