Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 771 · 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: The ___ rises in the east. (a) son (b) sun
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) their (c) there
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) pride (b) swarm (c) flock (d) fleet
4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) un-
5. 5.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) end
6. 6.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
7. 7.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) kitten (d) kid
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) foolish (d) brave
9. 9.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -less
10. 10.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steal (b) steel
11. 11.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) kind (c) sick (d) well
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) early (b) proud (c) wide (d) ancient
13. 13.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
14. 14.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
15. 15.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count wrongly (b) count before (c) count again (d) not count
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) opaque (d) generous
17. 17.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) weary (d) quick
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) ill – well (d) early – late
21. 21.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
23. 23.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) fish (c) ships (d) cows
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
25. 25.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) cows (c) ships (d) sticks
26. 26.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) milk (b) light (c) chair (d) pen
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) public (c) polite (d) ancient
29. 29.Choose the best word: Riya ___ her grandmother a letter on her birthday. (a) swam (b) ate (c) drank (d) wrote
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
31. 31.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) songs (b) sang (c) singer (d) singing
32. 32.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) frog (c) cat (d) horse
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) flock (d) herd
34. 34.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) choir
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) range (b) flock (c) pride (d) swarm
37. 37.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) wilted (b) bloomed (c) danced (d) grew
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) red (b) read
39. 39.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) below (c) behind (d) beside
40. 40.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail

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