Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 843 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – hot (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
3. 3.Make a compound word: fish + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) bowl (d) chair
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) handbag (c) pencil (d) kitchen
5. 5.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ness
6. 6.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) shore (b) chair (c) milk (d) rice
7. 7.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
8. 8.Choose the best word: The music was so ___ that the neighbours complained. (a) loud (b) quiet (c) soft (d) sweet
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) victory – win (c) end – finish (d) gift – present
10. 10.Which word means “not agree”? (a) misagree (b) reagree (c) unagree (d) disagree
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) late (d) rough
13. 13.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) borrow – lend (b) ill – sick (c) yell – shout (d) jump – leap
15. 15.Fill the gap: The young one of a camel is a ___. (a) calf (b) chick (c) kitten (d) cub
16. 16.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
17. 17.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kindly (b) kindest (c) kinder (d) kindness
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) happiness (c) snowman (d) umbrella
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) pre-
20. 20.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindest (d) kindly
21. 21.Pick the right word: The bird ___ to its nest. (a) flew (b) flu
22. 22.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) fish
23. 23.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) rude (c) lazy (d) tiny
24. 24.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) short (b) narrow (c) dark (d) wide
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) give – take (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) range (c) swarm (d) pride
27. 27.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) baker (b) bakar (c) bakor (d) bakeer
28. 28.Pick the right word: Big ships sail on the ___. (a) see (b) sea
29. 29.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) muddy (b) dark (c) dirty (d) clean
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rough – smooth (b) rich – wealthy (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
31. 31.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat wrongly (c) heat before (d) heat again
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) pride (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) flock
33. 33.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) usless (b) useles (c) useless (d) uselesss
34. 34.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) pal
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) modern (b) early (c) honest (d) transparent
36. 36.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
38. 38.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) saddly (b) sadly (c) sadley (d) sadely
39. 39.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) bees (c) cows (d) keys
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) kitten

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