Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 832 · 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 “private”? (a) public (b) ancient (c) early (d) polite
2. 2.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well wrongly (b) not well (c) well again (d) well before
3. 3.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) not common (d) common again
4. 4.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) thieves (b) ships (c) grapes (d) cows
5. 5.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
6. 6.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
7. 7.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) sew (b) so (c) sow
8. 8.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) preplace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
9. 9.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) exclude
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) foal (d) lamb
15. 15.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) reread (b) misread (c) preread (d) disread
16. 16.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
17. 17.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) to (b) too (c) two
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) beautiful (c) cupboard (d) pencil
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) guilty (c) modern (d) brave
20. 20.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal before (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal again
21. 21.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) peahen
22. 22.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
23. 23.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) not honest (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) honest before
24. 24.Choose the best word: Neel was ___ because he had forgotten his homework. (a) excited (b) proud (c) delighted (d) worried
25. 25.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindniss (c) kindness (d) kindeness
26. 26.Pick the right word: A ___ is the smallest unit of life. (a) cell (b) sell
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) end – finish
28. 28.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) heavy (c) rude (d) quick
29. 29.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
30. 30.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) sticks (c) bees (d) sailors
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) polite (d) foolish
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) cowardly (c) honest (d) clever
33. 33.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) naughty (c) sleepy (d) polite
34. 34.Fill the gap: a ___ of camels (a) bunch (b) swarm (c) caravan (d) fleet
35. 35.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) goat (c) duck (d) cow
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) brave (c) natural (d) ancient
37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) cub (b) caterpillar (c) tadpole (d) kitten
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
39. 39.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) obedient (c) tall (d) mischievous
40. 40.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) smile (b) song (c) story (d) siren

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