Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 699 · 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 means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) soft (c) wet (d) bright
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) arrive – depart (c) arrive – reach (d) begin – start
3. 3.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) unhonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
4. 4.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
5. 5.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) deep (b) inside (c) under (d) high
6. 6.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) disjudge (b) unjudge (c) misjudge (d) rejudge
7. 7.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) school (c) pride (d) herd
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) refuse (b) arrive (c) whisper (d) borrow
9. 9.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) tree (b) port (c) rice (d) book
10. 10.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) cold (c) dry (d) sunny
11. 11.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) empty (b) light (c) small (d) heavy
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) light – dark
13. 13.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) bag (d) rice
14. 14.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
15. 15.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
16. 16.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
17. 17.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) frog (d) hen
18. 18.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) queen (c) princess (d) hostess
19. 19.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) ships (d) ants
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) elephant (c) sunrise (d) yellow
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) banana (c) sunflower (d) happiness
22. 22.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidyness (b) tidness (c) tidines (d) tidiness
23. 23.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) glasses (c) pen (d) tree
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) tomato (c) quickly (d) jellyfish
25. 25.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
26. 26.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) lend (b) float (c) arrive (d) sing
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
29. 29.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) busy (c) wealthy (d) clever
30. 30.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
31. 31.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) shoes (b) medicine (c) homework (d) kite
32. 32.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) their (b) there (c) they're
33. 33.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
34. 34.Which word means “in a careful way”? (a) carefully (b) carer (c) careless (d) careful
35. 35.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) sand (c) stone (d) cloud
36. 36.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerfully (b) powered (c) powerless (d) powerful
37. 37.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowest (c) slowness (d) slowly
38. 38.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) lazy (d) loud
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) visible (c) early (d) generous
40. 40.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell

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