Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 71 · 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.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
2. 2.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painless (b) painter (c) painted (d) painful
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “generous”? (a) early (b) polite (c) brave (d) selfish
5. 5.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
6. 6.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) flowers (c) wolves (d) cows
7. 7.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) bees (d) ships
8. 8.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
9. 9.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) tired (c) hungry (d) glad
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
11. 11.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfull (b) helpfol (c) helpful (d) helpfel
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “superior”? (a) inferior (b) ancient (c) early (d) polite
13. 13.Choose the best word: The old man walked ___ with the help of a stick. (a) loudly (b) quickly (c) slowly (d) angrily
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) snowman
15. 15.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) man (b) milk (c) rice (d) tree
16. 16.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) kind (c) sick (d) well
17. 17.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) keys (d) sheep
18. 18.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) king (d) nephew
19. 19.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) horse (d) swan
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
21. 21.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) ant (d) owl
22. 22.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) ships (c) cows (d) fish
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) chick (c) cub (d) foal
24. 24.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) flock (b) pride (c) swarm (d) bunch
26. 26.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) sunflower (d) umbrella
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) tiny (c) brave (d) lazy
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) question (b) minority (c) journey (d) victory
30. 30.Which word means “not equal”? (a) misequal (b) disequal (c) preequal (d) unequal
31. 31.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) clean (c) choose (d) close
32. 32.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge again (b) judge before (c) judge wrongly (d) not judge
33. 33.Which word means “not clear”? (a) reclear (b) misclear (c) unclear (d) preclear
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
35. 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) not cook (c) cook wrongly (d) cook before
36. 36.What does “retell” mean? (a) not tell (b) tell before (c) tell again (d) tell wrongly
37. 37.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writer (d) writar
38. 38.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place before (b) not place (c) place again (d) place wrongly
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) swarm (c) pride (d) range
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) question (b) window (c) journey (d) sunrise

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