Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 780 · 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.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) choose (c) refuse (d) jump
2. 2.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) son (b) husband (c) nephew (d) uncle
3. 3.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) beautiful (c) elephant (d) quickly
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) swarm (c) pride (d) range
6. 6.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) peahen
7. 7.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) flower (b) milk (c) chair (d) bag
8. 8.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playful (b) playfel (c) plaiful (d) playfull
9. 9.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) grew (c) bloomed (d) wilted
10. 10.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) colony
11. 11.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joiful (b) joyful (c) joyfull (d) joyfel
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) fleet (b) pride (c) flock (d) litter
14. 14.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) lions
15. 15.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) horse (d) hen
16. 16.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) puppies (c) singers (d) ships
17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
18. 18.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) calf (b) cub (c) chick (d) kitten
19. 19.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) end – finish (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) flock (b) fleet (c) herd (d) pack
21. 21.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) bag (b) milk (c) rice (d) tree
22. 22.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) milk (b) light (c) pen (d) chair
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) kitten (d) foal
24. 24.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sicken (b) sickly (c) sicker (d) sickness
25. 25.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) fresh (c) warm (d) stale
26. 26.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) reopen (c) disopen (d) preopen
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) herd (b) pride (c) fleet (d) bouquet
28. 28.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
29. 29.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flu (b) flew
30. 30.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pitiful (c) pittiful (d) pityful
31. 31.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) duck (b) cow (c) mare (d) hen
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) quiet (d) generous
33. 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
36. 36.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) fix (b) laugh (c) choose (d) break
37. 37.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopful (b) hopefull (c) hopeful (d) hoapful
38. 38.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) sticks (c) singers (d) ships
39. 39.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) sloly (c) slowely (d) slowley
40. 40.What does “disrespect” mean? (a) respect again (b) respect wrongly (c) respect before (d) not respect

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