Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 708 · 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.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
2. 2.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
3. 3.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) light (c) pen (d) chair
4. 4.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) aunt (d) sister
5. 5.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) fish
6. 6.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeless (b) homless (c) homelees (d) homeles
7. 7.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) close (c) clean (d) choose
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
9. 9.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) son
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) toothpaste (c) happiness (d) running
11. 11.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) noisy (c) calm (d) quiet
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of cows (a) swarm (b) herd (c) bunch (d) fleet
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
14. 14.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) thing (d) milk
15. 15.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
16. 16.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) ate (b) eight
17. 17.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave before (b) behave wrongly (c) behave again (d) not behave
18. 18.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
19. 19.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
20. 20.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darken (c) darkness (d) darker
21. 21.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree wrongly (b) agree before (c) not agree (d) agree again
22. 22.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
23. 23.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) dis-
24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) calf (c) foal (d) cub
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) brood (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) pride
27. 27.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmer
28. 28.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joyfull (c) joyful (d) joiful
29. 29.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) lions (d) ships
30. 30.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) wrote (b) drank (c) ate (d) swam
31. 31.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rich – wealthy
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) minority (c) journey (d) question
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) happy – glad (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
34. 34.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) chair (b) book (c) pen (d) fall
35. 35.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) thin (c) short (d) rich
36. 36.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) queen (c) princess (d) goddess
37. 37.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) father (d) uncle
38. 38.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) stairs (b) lions (c) grapes (d) cows
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) honest (d) cheap
40. 40.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) close (b) open (c) break (d) paint

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