Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 707 · 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 “hurry”? (a) rush (b) eat (c) sing (d) rest
2. 2.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) sloly (b) slowly (c) slowley (d) slowely
3. 3.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) eagle (d) ant
4. 4.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) sheep (d) keys
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) mend – repair (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) deep – shallow (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) big – large
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
8. 8.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) host (b) headmaster (c) uncle (d) king
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) swarm (b) pod (c) bunch (d) pride
10. 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open before (d) open again
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quick – fast (b) brave – bold (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
12. 12.Choose the best word: The bag was too ___ for little Aarav to lift. (a) heavy (b) small (c) light (d) empty
13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which word means “not common”? (a) miscommon (b) discommon (c) precommon (d) uncommon
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) end – finish
16. 16.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
17. 17.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) emperor (b) uncle (c) bull (d) prince
18. 18.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painful (c) painted (d) painter
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) come – go
20. 20.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
21. 21.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) king (d) man
22. 22.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) too (b) to (c) two
23. 23.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
24. 24.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) ants
25. 25.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beauty (c) beautifully (d) beautiful
26. 26.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
27. 27.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) sheep (d) lion
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
29. 29.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) unwell (c) rewell (d) miswell
30. 30.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) tired (b) hungry (c) angry (d) excited
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dull (b) tiny (c) dark (d) bright
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
33. 33.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) sleep (c) reject (d) select
34. 34.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) honest (b) permanent (c) brave (d) modern
36. 36.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) modern (b) blunt (c) early (d) honest
38. 38.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) hot (b) dry (c) sunny (d) cold
39. 39.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) angry (c) rude (d) patient
40. 40.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) dusty (b) sunny (c) flooded (d) dry

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