Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 773 · 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.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindeness (c) kindniss (d) kindness
2. 2.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) grandmother (c) aunt (d) queen
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) kitchen (c) sunglasses (d) tomato
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) happy – glad (d) include – exclude
5. 5.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
6. 6.Which word means “paint again”? (a) prepaint (b) unpaint (c) repaint (d) mispaint
7. 7.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) way (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
8. 8.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) ancient (b) honest (c) natural (d) brave
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) pride (b) herd (c) bundle (d) flock
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) increase (c) whisper (d) arrive
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) litter (b) fleet (c) crowd (d) pride
13. 13.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) lazy (b) rude (c) careless (d) hardworking
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
15. 15.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) join again (c) not join (d) join wrongly
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) animal (c) sunrise (d) kitchen
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) majority (b) roof (c) answer (d) journey
18. 18.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
19. 19.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
20. 20.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useless (c) usless (d) useles
21. 21.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open again (c) open before (d) open wrongly
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) running (c) homework (d) kitchen
23. 23.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear wrongly (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear again
24. 24.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) fleet (c) gang (d) pride
25. 25.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
27. 27.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
28. 28.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ness
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) bench (c) herd (d) flock
30. 30.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
32. 32.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) host (c) uncle (d) headmaster
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
34. 34.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) sheep (c) cow (d) lion
35. 35.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal wrongly (b) loyal before (c) loyal again (d) not loyal
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) kitten (d) calf
37. 37.What does “disagree” mean? (a) agree again (b) agree wrongly (c) agree before (d) not agree
38. 38.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) rich (d) quick
39. 39.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual again (b) usual wrongly (c) not usual (d) usual before
40. 40.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homelees (c) homless (d) homeless

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