Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 856 · 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 “lend”? (a) borrow (b) sing (c) float (d) arrive
2. 2.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) jump (d) end
3. 3.Which word means “without pain”? (a) painful (b) painter (c) painless (d) painted
4. 4.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) no (b) know
5. 5.Pick the right word: Nice to ___ you! (a) meat (b) meet
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) chick (d) kid
7. 7.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) end (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
8. 8.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use again (c) not use (d) use before
9. 9.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) cloudy (b) sunny (c) clear (d) bright
10. 10.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidyness (c) tidines (d) tidiness
11. 11.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) yell (b) whisper (c) smile (d) sleep
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
13. 13.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -ness (d) -er
14. 14.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
15. 15.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) two (b) too (c) to
16. 16.What does “recheck” mean? (a) check again (b) check wrongly (c) not check (d) check before
17. 17.Pick the right word: A brown ___ came out of the cave. (a) bear (b) bare
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) kitchen (c) quickly (d) umbrella
19. 19.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
20. 20.Fill the gap: a ___ of lions (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) pride (d) flock
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) gift – present (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
24. 24.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadley (b) sadely (c) sadly (d) saddly
25. 25.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) deep – shallow (c) big – large (d) ill – sick
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
28. 28.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) river (c) roof (d) road
29. 29.Which is a compound word? (a) notebook (b) beautiful (c) umbrella (d) kitchen
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) chick (b) calf (c) cub (d) kid
32. 32.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) son (c) brother (d) nephew
33. 33.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) rude (b) angry (c) patient (d) careless
34. 34.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) sleep (c) reject (d) carry
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) gift – river
36. 36.Choose the best word: Kavya ___ the bus and had to walk to school. (a) caught (b) washed (c) drove (d) missed
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) litter (b) fleet (c) gang (d) pride
38. 38.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) lend (c) arrive (d) float
39. 39.What does “mislead” mean? (a) not lead (b) lead wrongly (c) lead again (d) lead before
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a donkey is a ___. (a) chick (b) kitten (c) foal (d) cub

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