Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 710 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) mend – repair
2. 2.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) lion (b) horse (c) king (d) bull
3. 3.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) lazy (c) scared (d) proud
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) airport (b) yellow (c) elephant (d) beautiful
5. 5.Which word means “not continue”? (a) discontinue (b) uncontinue (c) recontinue (d) precontinue
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) tiny (b) angry (c) wet (d) modern
7. 7.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) ground (d) chair
8. 8.Which word means “cook before”? (a) precook (b) discook (c) recook (d) miscook
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) window (c) journey (d) answer
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
11. 11.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tail (b) tale
12. 12.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) wrote (c) drank (d) ate
13. 13.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) story (c) song (d) smile
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – wealthy (c) hard – soft (d) rich – poor
15. 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) preheat (b) reheat (c) misheat (d) unheat
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) brave – bold (d) quick – fast
17. 17.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
19. 19.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) nun (d) bride
20. 20.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
21. 21.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
23. 23.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
24. 24.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) rowdy (b) loud (c) noisy (d) quiet
25. 25.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) small (c) heavy (d) huge
26. 26.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) weekend (d) umbrella
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) opaque (b) polite (c) ancient (d) generous
29. 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) wet – dry (d) quick – slow
30. 30.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
31. 31.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) pieces (c) drops (d) flowers
32. 32.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
33. 33.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) chilly (d) slow
34. 34.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) not build (b) build again (c) build before (d) build wrongly
35. 35.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ants (c) grapes (d) ships
36. 36.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
37. 37.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) below (d) behind
38. 38.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
39. 39.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) reads (c) plants (d) cooks
40. 40.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) boiled (b) flew (c) froze (d) slept

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