Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 802 · 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.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) bye (c) by
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) kitten (d) cub
3. 3.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay again (b) pay before (c) pay wrongly (d) not pay
4. 4.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue wrongly (b) continue again (c) not continue (d) continue before
5. 5.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) tomato (c) banana (d) elephant
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) tadpole (d) caterpillar
7. 7.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) singers (c) cows (d) ships
8. 8.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) sleepy (c) tired (d) bored
9. 9.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) fresh (b) lively (c) tired (d) awake
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) postman (c) elephant (d) kitchen
11. 11.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) puppy (d) fawn
12. 12.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrilly (c) angrily (d) angryly
13. 13.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
14. 14.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) mischievous (c) tall (d) quiet
15. 15.Which word means “full of help”? (a) helpless (b) helper (c) helpful (d) helpfully
16. 16.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
17. 17.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) rice (b) cup (c) pen (d) ball
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) generous (b) early (c) visible (d) honest
19. 19.Which word means “not well”? (a) miswell (b) diswell (c) unwell (d) rewell
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
21. 21.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) reclear (d) unclear
22. 22.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) rude (b) tiny (c) brave (d) lazy
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) quickly (d) snowman
25. 25.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
26. 26.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) lions
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) generous – selfish (c) clever – smart (d) talk – speak
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) brave (b) guilty (c) early (d) modern
30. 30.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) crawl (d) leap
31. 31.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) not kind (c) kind again (d) kind before
32. 32.Fill the gap: A flight is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) grapes (c) stairs (d) lions
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of trees (a) grove (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
35. 35.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautifully (c) beauty (d) beautiful
36. 36.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) sun (b) milk (c) shelf (d) rain
37. 37.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) soft (b) fresh (c) stale (d) warm
38. 38.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) player (b) playful (c) played (d) playing
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) waterfall (d) tomato
40. 40.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfel (b) plaiful (c) playfull (d) playful

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