Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 852 · 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 “import”? (a) borrow (b) sink (c) arrive (d) export
2. 2.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) pen (b) light (c) chair (d) milk
3. 3.Make a compound word: air + ___ (a) book (b) port (c) tree (d) rice
4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
6. 6.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) peahen (b) hen (c) duck (d) mare
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) animal (c) snowman (d) banana
8. 8.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) prince
9. 9.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bare (b) bear
10. 10.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
11. 11.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeless (c) hopeful (d) hoping
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
13. 13.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) unuse
14. 14.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindeness (c) kindness (d) kindnes
15. 15.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfull (b) wonderful (c) wondreful (d) wonderfel
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) wise – foolish
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) polite (b) foolish (c) brave (d) ancient
18. 18.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) goat (c) cow (d) cat
19. 19.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) bee (c) chair (d) shoe
20. 20.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) new (b) knew
21. 21.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) son (b) uncle (c) brother (d) nephew
22. 22.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
23. 23.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) grapes (d) players
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) eaglet
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
26. 26.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) one (b) won
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) beautiful (c) running (d) quickly
28. 28.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
29. 29.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) honest (c) lazy (d) rude
30. 30.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
31. 31.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) weary (c) quick (d) fresh
32. 32.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay wrongly (b) not pay (c) pay again (d) pay before
33. 33.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) rest (c) rush (d) sing
34. 34.Make a compound word: water + ___ (a) book (b) pen (c) chair (d) fall
35. 35.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) lost (c) found (d) ripe
36. 36.Make a compound word: star + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) pen (d) fish
37. 37.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) dog (d) cat
38. 38.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) tree (b) way (c) pen (d) milk
39. 39.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ful (d) -less
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) yellow (b) tomato (c) toothpaste (d) elephant

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