Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 74 · 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 means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) quick (c) sad (d) thin
2. 2.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) whales (c) keys (d) bees
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) honest (d) greedy
4. 4.Add the suffix: dig + er = ? (a) diger (b) diggar (c) diggor (d) digger
5. 5.Choose the best word: Priya ___ her room every Sunday so that it stays neat. (a) breaks (b) hides (c) cleans (d) dirties
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) end – finish (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
7. 7.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ants (c) ships (d) grapes
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
9. 9.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friendship (c) friends (d) friendless
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) litter (d) gang
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) win – lose
12. 12.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) siren (b) story (c) song (d) smile
13. 13.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) actress
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) accept (b) borrow (c) decrease (d) shout
15. 15.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
16. 16.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) driver (b) drives (c) drove (d) driving
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) running (c) rainbow (d) happiness
18. 18.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) full (d) tired
19. 19.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickly (b) quickley (c) quickely (d) quikly
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
22. 22.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) preread (b) reread (c) misread (d) unread
23. 23.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
24. 24.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) dark (c) bright (d) empty
25. 25.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) tree (c) shoe (d) milk
26. 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) rich – wealthy (d) ancient – old
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) un-
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “proud”? (a) rich (b) early (c) modern (d) humble
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) herd (b) pack (c) flock (d) fleet
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) success
32. 32.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) weight (b) wait
33. 33.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) sleeps (b) jumps (c) flies (d) flows
34. 34.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) noisy (b) rowdy (c) quiet (d) loud
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
36. 36.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) angry (c) afraid (d) hungry
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) colony (d) pride
38. 38.Choose the best word: We ___ for the bus for twenty minutes. (a) waited (b) ran (c) sang (d) ate
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) mend – repair (d) wise – foolish
40. 40.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) teacher (b) stranger (c) enemy (d) pal

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