Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 709 · 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 “begin”? (a) choose (b) start (c) shout (d) finish
2. 2.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) deer (c) duck (d) hen
3. 3.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) niece (d) daughter
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) happy – sad
5. 5.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) brave (d) natural
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) herd
9. 9.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacemaker (b) peacefully (c) peaceful (d) peaces
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) loss (b) journey (c) question (d) roof
11. 11.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) brother (c) uncle (d) nephew
12. 12.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) pen (c) ball (d) cup
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
14. 14.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) cup (d) work
15. 15.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
16. 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) unheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
18. 18.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) misclear (c) preclear (d) reclear
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
20. 20.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) corn (d) shoe
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) clever – smart (c) talk – speak (d) generous – selfish
22. 22.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
23. 23.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay again (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
24. 24.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) digger (c) diggor (d) diggar
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cheap”? (a) modern (b) expensive (c) honest (d) brave
26. 26.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) hot – cold (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) modern (b) artificial (c) generous (d) polite
29. 29.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thanking (b) thankful (c) thankfully (d) thankless
30. 30.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidyness (b) tidines (c) tidiness (d) tidness
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) bright (b) tiny (c) dark (d) dull
32. 32.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) sticks (c) sailors (d) lions
33. 33.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
34. 34.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) book (d) fall
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) rainbow (c) teacher (d) quickly
37. 37.Which word means “visit again”? (a) revisit (b) unvisit (c) previsit (d) disvisit
38. 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
39. 39.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) thing (d) tree
40. 40.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail

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