Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 781 · 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.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) fish
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) minority
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
4. 4.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
5. 5.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleepy (b) sleeping (c) sleeper (d) sleepless
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) weekend (c) running (d) happiness
7. 7.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
8. 8.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) work (d) tree
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) flock (d) army
10. 10.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickly (d) quickley
11. 11.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) loudly (b) quietly (c) softly (d) slowly
12. 12.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) write (b) right
13. 13.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) tree (b) box (c) milk (d) pen
14. 14.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) man (d) cup
15. 15.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) ancient (b) polite (c) public (d) early
17. 17.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) poured (b) fried (c) boiled (d) chopped
18. 18.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) wilted (c) bloomed (d) grew
19. 19.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) shout (c) river (d) smile
20. 20.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) late (b) awake (c) loud (d) asleep
21. 21.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) old (b) stale (c) rotten (d) fresh
22. 22.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) endless (c) endings (d) ending
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) sink (b) run (c) borrow (d) shout
24. 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
25. 25.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) hole (b) whole
26. 26.Choose the best word: The glass vase fell and broke into many ___. (a) colours (b) flowers (c) drops (d) pieces
27. 27.What does “replay” mean? (a) play before (b) play again (c) play wrongly (d) not play
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of keys (a) herd (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “public”? (a) private (b) honest (c) brave (d) modern
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) journey (b) answer (c) roof (d) sunset
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) eaglet (c) kid (d) calf
32. 32.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkness (b) darken (c) darker (d) darkly
33. 33.Pick the right word: We go ___ school by bus. (a) to (b) too (c) two
34. 34.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
35. 35.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
36. 36.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeful (c) hopeless (d) hoping
37. 37.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
38. 38.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) empty (b) wrong (c) right (d) late
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) mend – repair (c) shut – close (d) wise – foolish
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) toothbrush (c) banana (d) elephant

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