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Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 704 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) cloudy (c) clear (d) bright
  2. 2.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) lazy (c) selfish (d) greedy
  3. 3.Make a compound word: door + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) bell (d) rice
  4. 4.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) too (c) two
  5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) flock
  6. 6.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) mountains (c) ships (d) bees
  7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) journey (d) victory
  8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
  9. 9.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) cow
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
  11. 11.Which word means “not safe”? (a) resafe (b) presafe (c) missafe (d) unsafe
  12. 12.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) up – down
  14. 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) respell
  15. 15.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) thing
  16. 16.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) greedy (b) rude (c) polite (d) lazy
  17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) pack (b) herd (c) flock (d) fleet
  18. 18.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
  19. 19.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
  20. 20.What does “disallow” mean? (a) allow wrongly (b) allow again (c) allow before (d) not allow
  21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) transparent (b) modern (c) early (d) honest
  22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) grandmother
  23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
  24. 24.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue again (b) continue wrongly (c) continue before (d) not continue
  25. 25.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
  26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) arrive (c) lend (d) float
  27. 27.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darkly
  28. 28.Which word means “without power”? (a) powered (b) powerful (c) powerless (d) powering
  29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
  30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
  31. 31.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) work (b) cup (c) tree (d) pen
  32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
  33. 33.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) worried (b) delighted (c) proud (d) excited
  34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) modern (d) expensive
  35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) blunt (b) modern (c) honest (d) early
  36. 36.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) damp (d) loud
  37. 37.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) wife (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) niece
  38. 38.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
  39. 39.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) patient (b) careless (c) angry (d) rude
  40. 40.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) dark (b) muddy (c) clean (d) dirty

Answer key

  1. cloudy
  2. generous
  3. bell
  4. too
  5. pride
  6. mountains
  7. answer
  8. dis-
  9. cow
  10. shy – timid
  11. unsafe
  12. hair
  13. gift – present
  14. misspell
  15. thing
  16. polite
  17. pack
  18. pre-
  19. here
  20. not allow
  21. transparent
  22. grandmother
  23. quick – fast
  24. not continue
  25. aunt
  26. float
  27. darkness
  28. powerless
  29. big – large
  30. begin – start
  31. work
  32. friend – pal
  33. worried
  34. expensive
  35. blunt
  36. damp
  37. wife
  38. -ness
  39. patient
  40. clean

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