Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 801 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “honest”? (a) dishonest (b) brave (c) lazy (d) polite
2. 2.Which word means “not continue”? (a) recontinue (b) precontinue (c) discontinue (d) miscontinue
3. 3.Choose the best word: The soup is too ___; please add some water. (a) cold (b) tasty (c) fresh (d) salty
4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) calf (d) eaglet
5. 5.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) awake (b) fresh (c) tired (d) lively
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
7. 7.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pack (d) flock
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) praise (b) whisper (c) sink (d) lend
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
12. 12.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) sings (b) moos (c) smiles (d) barks
13. 13.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) smile (c) begin (d) shout
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) win – lose
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) brave (b) foolish (c) polite (d) ancient
16. 16.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) silent (d) calm
17. 17.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
18. 18.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) singers (b) sticks (c) ships (d) cows
19. 19.Which word means “fill again”? (a) misfill (b) disfill (c) refill (d) unfill
20. 20.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
21. 21.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) dry (c) damp (d) hot
22. 22.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) short (c) full (d) tired
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) guilty (c) early (d) modern
24. 24.Choose the best word: Riya ___ the picture with bright colours. (a) threw (b) ate (c) painted (d) drank
25. 25.Fill the gap: A fawn is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) duck (d) deer
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) pod (c) herd (d) swarm
27. 27.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautful (b) beautyful (c) beautifull (d) beautiful
28. 28.Which word means “heat again”? (a) misheat (b) reheat (c) disheat (d) preheat
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) herd (b) fleet (c) pride (d) colony
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) early (b) modern (c) honest (d) transparent
31. 31.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helper (c) helpfully (d) helpless
32. 32.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
33. 33.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) board
34. 34.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) hear (b) here
35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) below – under (c) shut – close (d) mend – repair
37. 37.What is the masculine of “heroine”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) host (d) actor
38. 38.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) dancer (c) danceer (d) dansor
39. 39.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) sand (c) leaf (d) stone
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful

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