Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 806 · 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 is a compound word? (a) banana (b) wheelchair (c) running (d) beautiful
2. 2.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) to (c) two
3. 3.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrily (c) angrilly (d) angryly
4. 4.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) scared (b) bold (c) lazy (d) tiny
5. 5.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
6. 6.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) enjoy (b) joyfully (c) joyless (d) joyful
7. 7.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) mis-
8. 8.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) choose (d) fix
9. 9.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
10. 10.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadley (b) saddly (c) sadly (d) sadely
11. 11.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) crawl (d) leap
12. 12.Fill the gap: A pack is a group of ___. (a) wolves (b) lions (c) grapes (d) ships
13. 13.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) eagle (b) ox (c) owl (d) ant
14. 14.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) grapes (c) ships (d) monkeys
15. 15.Choose the best word: The fruit seller sold ___ mangoes, picked that morning. (a) fresh (b) old (c) stale (d) rotten
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) herd
17. 17.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) host (c) actor (d) hero
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
19. 19.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) excited (c) bored (d) sleepy
20. 20.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) knight (b) night
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
22. 22.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) tall (c) rich (d) difficult
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) roof (d) loss
25. 25.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) girl (c) queen (d) aunt
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sharp”? (a) honest (b) blunt (c) early (d) modern
27. 27.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest wrongly (c) honest again (d) not honest
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) float (d) sing
29. 29.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) hard – soft
32. 32.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -ful
33. 33.Pick the right word: Rohan has the ___ and must stay in bed. (a) flew (b) flu
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) flock (b) pride (c) litter (d) fleet
35. 35.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) lazy (b) scared (c) tired (d) proud
36. 36.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) pride (b) pod (c) swarm (d) herd
38. 38.Fill the gap: A caterpillar is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) butterfly (d) frog
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
40. 40.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er

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