Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 723 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) rich (b) early (c) wise (d) modern
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) herd (c) pride (d) fleet
3. 3.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) aunt (b) queen (c) woman (d) niece
4. 4.Which word means “not usual”? (a) reusual (b) unusual (c) misusual (d) disusual
5. 5.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writar (c) writter (d) writer
6. 6.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) mare (b) peahen (c) hen (d) duck
7. 7.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) fast (d) wet
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) generous (c) visible (d) honest
9. 9.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) aunt (b) duchess (c) queen (d) niece
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) kid (c) lamb (d) cub
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) lazily (c) laziness (d) laziest
12. 12.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
13. 13.What is the feminine of “brother”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) sister (d) wife
14. 14.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) pal (d) enemy
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
16. 16.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopeful (b) hopefull (c) hopful (d) hoapful
17. 17.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) shelf (b) rain (c) sun (d) milk
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) polite (d) wet
19. 19.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) careless (b) lazy (c) rude (d) hardworking
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
21. 21.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge before (b) not judge (c) judge wrongly (d) judge again
22. 22.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
24. 24.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
25. 25.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) knew (b) new
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
27. 27.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) pen (c) chair (d) shoe
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
29. 29.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) rise (c) chair (d) milk
30. 30.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
31. 31.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) port (b) tree (c) rice (d) book
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) shut – close (c) below – under (d) mend – repair
33. 33.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
35. 35.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sleep (c) sing (d) jump
36. 36.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) judges (c) ships (d) cows
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
38. 38.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) pride (b) litter (c) crowd (d) fleet

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