Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 734 · 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.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) chair (d) milk
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goods (c) goodness (d) better
3. 3.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeward (c) homeless (d) homely
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) come – go
5. 5.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) victory (b) success (c) question (d) journey
7. 7.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) father (b) uncle (c) brother (d) son
8. 8.What does “misread” mean? (a) read again (b) read wrongly (c) read before (d) not read
9. 9.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) rock (c) river (d) cloud
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) polite (b) wet (c) lazy (d) tall
11. 11.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) greedy (d) lazy
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) cupboard (c) animal (d) banana
13. 13.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) herd (b) troupe (c) swarm (d) fleet
15. 15.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) dull (c) empty (d) bright
16. 16.Pick the right word: India ___ the cricket match. (a) won (b) one
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -er
18. 18.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) grapes (c) ships (d) lions
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) modern (c) early (d) wide
20. 20.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) one
21. 21.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) playful (b) played (c) playing (d) player
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
23. 23.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
24. 24.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindest (c) kindly (d) kindness
25. 25.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) mislucky (c) relucky (d) dislucky
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) wheelchair (b) happiness (c) beautiful (d) running
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) kitchen (c) beautiful (d) weekend
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) wide (c) clear (d) narrow
30. 30.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) two (b) too (c) to
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) quickly (c) toothbrush (d) elephant
32. 32.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) grapes (c) keys (d) ships
33. 33.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) goddess (d) queen
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
35. 35.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easily (c) easly (d) easely
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) hero (b) journey (c) window (d) answer
37. 37.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) here (b) hear
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) increase (c) float (d) whisper
39. 39.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writeer (b) writter (c) writar (d) writer
40. 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-

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