Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 757 · 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 “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open before (c) open again (d) open wrongly
2. 2.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) judges (c) bees (d) ships
3. 3.Which word means “not equal”? (a) unequal (b) disequal (c) misequal (d) reequal
4. 4.What is the feminine of “lion”? (a) queen (b) mare (c) tigress (d) lioness
5. 5.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) god (b) hero (c) king (d) prince
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) ancient (c) foolish (d) polite
8. 8.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dark (b) empty (c) bright (d) dull
9. 9.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful
10. 10.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) heavy (c) empty (d) kind
11. 11.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) stairs (c) lions (d) grapes
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of cars (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) herd (d) flock
13. 13.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) ships (d) cows
14. 14.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
15. 15.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singer (b) songs (c) sang (d) singing
16. 16.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
17. 17.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) easy (d) rich
18. 18.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachor (b) teacher (c) teachar (d) teachere
19. 19.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) bees (c) keys (d) cows
20. 20.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) some (b) sum
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) exclude (d) arrive
22. 22.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) cow (d) hen
23. 23.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) refuse (c) choose (d) jump
24. 24.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) pieces (b) flowers (c) drops (d) colours
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) shut – close (d) below – under
26. 26.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) nephew (b) grandfather (c) uncle (d) son
27. 27.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) thieves
28. 28.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
29. 29.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
30. 30.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) tomato (d) sunglasses
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) ancient (b) wide (c) proud (d) early
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) kitten (d) piglet
33. 33.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrily (b) angryly (c) angrilly (d) angrly
34. 34.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
35. 35.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writer
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
37. 37.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
38. 38.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) fawn (d) puppy
39. 39.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
40. 40.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) ships

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