Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 787 · 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 “hear wrongly”? (a) rehear (b) mishear (c) prehear (d) unhear
2. 2.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) hear (d) speak
3. 3.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
5. 5.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
6. 6.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) light (d) pen
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – bold
8. 8.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) froze (b) grew (c) slept (d) melted
9. 9.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) paint (c) close (d) open
10. 10.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) sunrise (c) beautiful (d) happiness
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
13. 13.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carful (d) carefull
14. 14.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
15. 15.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) ox (d) eagle
16. 16.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
17. 17.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pitifull (c) pittiful (d) pitiful
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) depart (d) laugh
19. 19.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
20. 20.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) dull (c) wet (d) soft
22. 22.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) rude (c) noisy (d) simple
23. 23.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) paper (b) shoe (c) tree (d) milk
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) gift – present
25. 25.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
27. 27.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautifull (c) beautiful (d) beautyful
28. 28.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoped (c) hoping (d) hopeful
29. 29.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) wear (b) cook (c) brush (d) paint
30. 30.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quickly (c) quikly (d) quickley
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) chick (d) cub
32. 32.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) quiet (b) fast (c) rich (d) loud
33. 33.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) owl (b) ox (c) ant (d) eagle
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) answer (b) window (c) journey (d) profit
35. 35.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
36. 36.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
37. 37.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) peacock (b) rooster (c) bull (d) lion
38. 38.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) rush (d) rest
39. 39.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) dog (d) sheep
40. 40.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey wrongly (b) obey again (c) not obey (d) obey before

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