Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 747 · 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.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) not pay (c) pay wrongly (d) pay before
2. 2.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) lions (d) eggs
3. 3.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) smile (c) choose (d) clean
4. 4.Which word means “without help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helping (d) helpful
5. 5.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) heroine (d) waitress
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) honest (c) early (d) cheap
7. 7.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
8. 8.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) chick
11. 11.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) include – exclude (b) happy – glad (c) shout – yell (d) mend – repair
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) swarm (b) army (c) bunch (d) flock
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) strong (c) tired (d) tiny
14. 14.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) shoe (c) chair (d) pen
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) brave (b) private (c) honest (d) modern
16. 16.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
17. 17.Choose the best word: The river ___ through the village to the sea. (a) flows (b) flies (c) jumps (d) sleeps
18. 18.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) rowdy (d) loud
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) sing (d) lend
21. 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) prelead (c) dislead (d) unlead
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) pride (d) bunch
23. 23.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) carry (c) select (d) sleep
24. 24.Which word means “not common”? (a) uncommon (b) precommon (c) recommon (d) miscommon
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
26. 26.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
27. 27.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
28. 28.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) proud (c) ripe (d) lost
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
30. 30.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) tall (b) tiny (c) flat (d) short
31. 31.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) tomato (c) animal (d) elephant
33. 33.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) airport (c) beautiful (d) running
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
35. 35.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) tree (b) board (c) shoe (d) milk
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – river (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) sink (c) borrow (d) export
38. 38.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) early (c) modern (d) blunt
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf

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