Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 847 · 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 means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) quick (c) heavy (d) empty
2. 2.Which word means “without power”? (a) powering (b) powerful (c) powered (d) powerless
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) pancake (b) teacher (c) running (d) banana
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) brave (b) permanent (c) honest (d) modern
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) answer (c) hero (d) journey
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) foal (d) cygnet
7. 7.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) wealthy (c) poor (d) clever
8. 8.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) brave – cowardly (d) big – large
10. 10.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) yellow (c) quickly (d) sunrise
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) clever (b) early (c) honest (d) cowardly
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) firefly (c) banana (d) yellow
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
14. 14.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) small (d) big
15. 15.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
17. 17.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) headmaster (d) host
18. 18.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook before (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook again
19. 19.Pick the right word: The stars shine at ___. (a) night (b) knight
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
21. 21.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
22. 22.Choose the best word: The ___ cheetah caught the deer in seconds. (a) lazy (b) sleepy (c) slow (d) swift
23. 23.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) owl (c) eagle (d) ox
24. 24.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) cow (d) hen
25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair wrongly (b) not fair (c) fair again (d) fair before
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) kitchen (d) postman
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
28. 28.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) lost (c) proud (d) ripe
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) newspaper (b) beautiful (c) happiness (d) teacher
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) fleet (b) pride (c) bouquet (d) herd
33. 33.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) aunt (b) ant
34. 34.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silines (c) silliness (d) sillines
35. 35.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) ancient (c) present (d) polite
36. 36.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) rich (d) thin
37. 37.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) choir
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
40. 40.Choose the best word: Rohan is very ___; he always finishes his homework on time. (a) rude (b) hardworking (c) lazy (d) careless

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