Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 811 · 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: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
3. 3.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) thieves (c) cows (d) grapes
4. 4.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) tree
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) modern (b) superior (c) late (d) honest
7. 7.Pick the right word: Rohan ate the ___ pizza by himself. (a) whole (b) hole
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
9. 9.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) ground (d) cup
10. 10.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happiness (b) happier (c) unhappy (d) happily
11. 11.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
12. 12.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) peace (b) piece
13. 13.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) unpay (c) prepay (d) mispay
14. 14.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painful (b) painfully (c) painless (d) painter
15. 15.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
16. 16.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) leaf (c) sand (d) stone
17. 17.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) soft (c) sweet (d) quiet
18. 18.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) cat (c) dog (d) hen
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) rude (c) greedy (d) lazy
21. 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
22. 22.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ness
23. 23.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) obedient (c) polite (d) naughty
24. 24.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) fresh (c) stale (d) soft
25. 25.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) frog (d) horse
26. 26.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shopper (b) shoppar (c) shoper (d) shopor
27. 27.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) soldiers (b) grapes (c) keys (d) ships
28. 28.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
29. 29.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
30. 30.Which word means “not fair”? (a) refair (b) unfair (c) disfair (d) misfair
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) football (c) banana (d) elephant
32. 32.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) fleet (c) herd (d) swarm
34. 34.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) excited (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) tired
35. 35.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) tall (c) caring (d) lazy
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) open (c) break (d) close
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) duckling (c) kitten (d) foal
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of ants (a) pride (b) colony (c) fleet (d) herd

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