Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 731 · 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 synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
3. 3.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) horse (d) hen
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pack (d) fleet
5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “modern”? (a) ancient (b) quiet (c) wide (d) rich
7. 7.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyful (c) joyfel (d) joyfull
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) big – large
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) sink (c) praise (d) lend
11. 11.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancer (b) danceer (c) dansor (d) dancar
12. 12.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) shoe (d) milk
13. 13.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
16. 16.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) lazy (b) tired (c) scared (d) proud
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) fleet (c) troupe (d) swarm
18. 18.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – chilly
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) banana (c) quickly (d) butterfly
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) herd (b) bunch (c) flock (d) fleet
22. 22.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) wolves (d) flowers
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
24. 24.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) kangaroo (c) cow (d) cat
25. 25.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painted (c) painter (d) painting
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) moonlight (c) happiness (d) banana
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) un- (d) pre-
28. 28.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) grapes (c) soldiers (d) ships
29. 29.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) tired (b) lively (c) awake (d) fresh
30. 30.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) cold (c) dry (d) warm
31. 31.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) smart (c) tired (d) rude
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
34. 34.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) under
35. 35.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) pig (b) hen (c) cat (d) frog
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) wet – dry (d) rich – poor
37. 37.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playing (b) playful (c) played (d) player
38. 38.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
39. 39.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) smile (c) shout (d) river
40. 40.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) full (b) tired (c) empty (d) short

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