Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 793 · 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: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavyly (b) heavly (c) heavilly (d) heavily
2. 2.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
3. 3.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
4. 4.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) rude (b) careless (c) patient (d) angry
5. 5.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) late (c) awake (d) loud
6. 6.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) cows (d) bees
7. 7.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) people (c) keys (d) ships
8. 8.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) scared – afraid (c) float – sink (d) fast – quick
9. 9.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) write before (c) write again (d) not write
10. 10.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) begin (d) finish
11. 11.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
12. 12.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) careless
13. 13.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) slow (b) sleepy (c) swift (d) lazy
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
15. 15.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) actor (b) host (c) hero (d) waiter
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) heavy (b) quick (c) rude (d) honest
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) fleet (b) pride (c) litter (d) flock
18. 18.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) light
19. 19.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) one (b) pen (c) tree (d) milk
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) jellyfish (c) running (d) teacher
21. 21.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) sheep (b) hen (c) lion (d) cow
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
23. 23.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
24. 24.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) nephew (d) son
25. 25.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) cows (c) mountains (d) ships
26. 26.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
27. 27.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
28. 28.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writer (c) writeer (d) writar
29. 29.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) brother (b) uncle (c) son (d) nephew
30. 30.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) easy (d) difficult
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
32. 32.Choose the best word: Meera was so ___ that she fell asleep on the sofa. (a) excited (b) angry (c) hungry (d) tired
33. 33.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) dear (b) deer
34. 34.Pick the right word: The ___ in the story flew on a broom. (a) witch (b) which
35. 35.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) busy (c) shy (d) brave
36. 36.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) river (d) road
37. 37.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) board (d) milk
38. 38.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) unspell
39. 39.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) precount (b) recount (c) miscount (d) uncount
40. 40.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows

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