Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 854 · 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.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) dog (d) cat
2. 2.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
3. 3.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) sister (c) daughter (d) aunt
4. 4.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess
5. 5.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
6. 6.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) honest (b) rough (c) late (d) ancient
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
8. 8.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) wet (c) dull (d) soft
9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a deer is a ___. (a) chick (b) puppy (c) kitten (d) fawn
10. 10.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudly (b) loudness (c) louder (d) loudest
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) full – empty (c) early – late (d) ill – well
12. 12.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankful (b) thanking (c) thankless (d) thankfully
13. 13.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) cow (d) frog
14. 14.Make a compound word: lunch + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) box (d) tree
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
16. 16.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) float – sink (c) fast – quick (d) quiet – silent
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) whisper (b) float (c) include (d) accept
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) gosling
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bunch
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) entrance
22. 22.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) beautiful (c) pencil (d) sunrise
23. 23.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) bored (c) angry (d) worried
24. 24.Choose the best word: The thief ran away when he heard the police ___. (a) song (b) siren (c) smile (d) story
25. 25.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pitifull (b) pityful (c) pittiful (d) pitiful
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) sunglasses (d) yellow
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – enemy
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
29. 29.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join wrongly (b) join again (c) join before (d) not join
30. 30.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
32. 32.Choose the best word: It was so ___ that we could hardly hear each other. (a) calm (b) noisy (c) silent (d) quiet
33. 33.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
34. 34.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) lion (c) sheep (d) cow
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) bouquet (b) pride (c) herd (d) fleet
36. 36.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual before (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) not usual
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) victory (b) minority (c) journey (d) question
38. 38.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) king (c) uncle (d) host
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) gift – present (d) up – down
40. 40.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count again (c) count before (d) count wrongly

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