Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 739 · 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.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
3. 3.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) eagle (d) ant
4. 4.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) fried (d) chopped
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
6. 6.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) tree (b) work (c) pen (d) cup
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – defeat (c) gift – present (d) victory – win
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) absent (b) honest (c) modern (d) early
9. 9.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
10. 10.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) kind (c) brave (d) well
11. 11.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy wrongly (b) happy before (c) happy again (d) not happy
12. 12.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) rotten (b) stale (c) old (d) fresh
13. 13.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) two (b) too (c) to
14. 14.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
15. 15.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
16. 16.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) room (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
17. 17.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) repair (d) choose
18. 18.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) thinner (b) softer (c) smaller (d) bigger
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) handbag (c) tomato (d) kitchen
20. 20.What is the feminine of “prince”? (a) queen (b) princess (c) aunt (d) niece
21. 21.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) rich (c) thin (d) short
22. 22.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) sum (b) some
23. 23.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
24. 24.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) break (c) close (d) open
25. 25.Add the suffix: dark + ness = ? (a) darkeness (b) darckness (c) darkness (d) darknes
26. 26.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) rice (d) ball
27. 27.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) prince (b) nephew (c) king (d) uncle
28. 28.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) plants (c) paints (d) reads
29. 29.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) silent (b) quiet (c) noisy (d) calm
30. 30.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sing (c) sleep (d) jump
31. 31.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
32. 32.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) husband (d) brother
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) tall (c) polite (d) wet
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) cupboard (c) beautiful (d) pencil
35. 35.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) answer (c) travel (d) ask
36. 36.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) empty (b) right (c) late (d) wrong
37. 37.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) empty (c) quick (d) heavy
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) duckling (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub
39. 39.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) bow (c) chair (d) milk
40. 40.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) tree (b) thing (c) pen (d) milk

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