Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 706 · 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 “ancient”? (a) angry (b) tiny (c) modern (d) wet
2. 2.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
3. 3.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goods (c) goodness (d) better
4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
5. 5.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) pan
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) ancient (c) quiet (d) wide
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
8. 8.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) heavy (b) small (c) huge (d) tall
9. 9.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) lively (c) tired (d) fresh
10. 10.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) drank (b) painted (c) ate (d) threw
11. 11.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) sea (b) see
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
13. 13.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) window (b) answer (c) journey (d) profit
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
16. 16.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
18. 18.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancer
19. 19.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) waiter
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
21. 21.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) bull (d) king
22. 22.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) ground (c) pen (d) milk
23. 23.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
24. 24.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
25. 25.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) rich – wealthy
27. 27.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) animal (d) sunrise
31. 31.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) quick (d) warm
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) jellyfish (c) animal (d) running
33. 33.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useles (d) useless
34. 34.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) slim (d) fat
35. 35.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) bees (d) monkeys
36. 36.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common again (b) common wrongly (c) common before (d) not common
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
38. 38.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darknes (c) darkness (d) darckness
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
40. 40.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-

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