Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 804 · 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: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
3. 3.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) present (d) river
4. 4.What is the feminine of “man”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) woman (d) queen
5. 5.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) eggs (d) lions
6. 6.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
7. 7.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) heat before
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) class (d) herd
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
10. 10.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) work (c) cup (d) tree
11. 11.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) up – down
13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
14. 14.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
15. 15.Pick the right word: Diya combs her long ___ every morning. (a) hair (b) hare
16. 16.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) sillines (c) silines (d) silliness
17. 17.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) cows
18. 18.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) fish (b) pen (c) chair (d) milk
19. 19.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear wrongly (d) clear before
20. 20.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) lucky before (c) not lucky (d) lucky wrongly
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
22. 22.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodness (b) goods (c) better (d) goodly
23. 23.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) popcorn (c) tomato (d) banana
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “private”? (a) early (b) polite (c) public (d) ancient
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) roof (d) answer
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
28. 28.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
29. 29.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) large (c) quick (d) angry
30. 30.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) bag (d) rice
31. 31.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) brave (c) lazy (d) careless
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) banana (c) yellow (d) rainbow
33. 33.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) thing (b) milk (c) tree (d) pen
34. 34.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) asleep (c) loud (d) late
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) bunch (b) herd (c) flock (d) pride
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “praise”? (a) arrive (b) float (c) borrow (d) blame
37. 37.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) warm (b) quick (c) cold (d) dry
38. 38.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) uncle (b) brother (c) husband (d) nephew
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) shout (b) run (c) borrow (d) sink
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) beautiful (c) pencil (d) yellow

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