Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 776 · 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.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) thieves (d) grapes
2. 2.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) people
3. 3.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
4. 4.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) playground (b) elephant (c) tomato (d) yellow
6. 6.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) softness (c) soften (d) softly
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) below – under
8. 8.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) mother (c) milk (d) pen
9. 9.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) ask (b) smile (c) answer (d) travel
10. 10.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peacefully (b) peaceful (c) peacemaker (d) peaces
11. 11.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angryly (b) angrily (c) angrilly (d) angrly
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) puppy (c) cub (d) kitten
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) shut – close (c) begin – start (d) arrive – depart
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) up – down (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
16. 16.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) distidy (b) untidy (c) mistidy (d) pretidy
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) butterfly (c) banana (d) pencil
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – bold
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of sheep (a) swarm (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pride
20. 20.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) son (b) grandfather (c) nephew (d) uncle
21. 21.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
22. 22.Pick the right word: Ira solved the maths ___ quickly. (a) sum (b) some
23. 23.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
24. 24.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
25. 25.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
26. 26.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) aunt (b) mother (c) sister (d) niece
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) modern (c) artificial (d) generous
28. 28.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
29. 29.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
30. 30.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) bees
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
32. 32.Pick the right word: We can ___ the hills from our window. (a) sea (b) see
33. 33.Make a compound word: sauce + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) pan
34. 34.Choose the best word: The ___ fox tricked the crow into dropping its food. (a) clever (b) sleepy (c) honest (d) foolish
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) sunrise (d) journey
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) clever – smart
37. 37.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friends (d) friendly
38. 38.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) rich (b) bold (c) timid (d) quick
39. 39.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) paints (b) plants (c) cooks (d) reads
40. 40.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-

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