Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 725 · 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) big – large (b) brave – bold (c) brave – cowardly (d) quick – fast
2. 2.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
3. 3.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) cold (b) asleep (c) tired (d) fresh
4. 4.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) frog (c) hen (d) cat
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
6. 6.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) tall (b) slim (c) quick (d) fat
7. 7.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easely (b) easyly (c) easily (d) easly
8. 8.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) happiness (c) animal (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) fly (d) milk
10. 10.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
11. 11.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diggar (b) diggor (c) digger (d) diger
12. 12.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fair (b) fare
13. 13.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write before (b) write wrongly (c) not write (d) write again
14. 14.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) horse (c) cat (d) swan
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
17. 17.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) clear again (c) not clear (d) clear before
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) fast – quick (c) float – sink (d) quiet – silent
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) pencil (c) bedroom (d) banana
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of geese (a) gaggle (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) fleet
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
23. 23.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) salty (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) cold
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) temporary (b) generous (c) ancient (d) polite
25. 25.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeless (c) homeward (d) homely
26. 26.What is the masculine of “queen”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
27. 27.Which word means “judge before”? (a) disjudge (b) rejudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
28. 28.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “visible”? (a) ancient (b) modern (c) polite (d) invisible
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) include (d) accept
31. 31.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) singers (c) sticks (d) puppies
32. 32.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) bees (d) whales
33. 33.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) piglet (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
34. 34.Add the suffix: lucky + ly = ? (a) luckyly (b) luckily (c) luckilly (d) lukily
35. 35.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) herd (d) choir
37. 37.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) reply (b) travel (c) sleep (d) question
38. 38.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
40. 40.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) rich (b) wide (c) quiet (d) ancient

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