Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 864 · 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) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) kitchen
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) elephant (d) firefly
4. 4.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) pal
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) mis- (c) pre- (d) re-
6. 6.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
7. 7.Choose the best word: I ___ my teeth twice a day. (a) brush (b) wear (c) cook (d) paint
8. 8.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) fish
9. 9.Pick the right word: Mr Sharma has one ___ and one daughter. (a) sun (b) son
10. 10.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quickly (c) quicker (d) quickness
11. 11.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
12. 12.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) rooster (b) lion (c) peacock (d) bull
13. 13.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) umbrella (c) weekend (d) animal
15. 15.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) roof (b) journey (c) answer (d) majority
18. 18.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
19. 19.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) eat (d) talk
20. 20.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowness (c) slowly (d) slowest
21. 21.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) husband (d) boy
22. 22.Pick the right word: Please ___ for me at the gate. (a) wait (b) weight
23. 23.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearless (b) feared (c) fearfully (d) fearful
24. 24.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) dog (c) cow (d) cat
25. 25.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) our (b) hour
26. 26.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) camels (b) bees (c) ships (d) keys
27. 27.What does “precook” mean? (a) not cook (b) cook before (c) cook again (d) cook wrongly
28. 28.Which prefix means “again”? (a) un- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) re-
29. 29.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) not loyal (b) loyal before (c) loyal wrongly (d) loyal again
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) glad – happy (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
31. 31.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) playfel (c) playful (d) plaiful
32. 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
33. 33.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) princess (b) heroine (c) actress (d) hostess
34. 34.Choose the best word: The kite flew ___ in the sky. (a) under (b) inside (c) high (d) deep
35. 35.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) end (d) tree
36. 36.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Would (b) Wood
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) postman (c) umbrella (d) quickly
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) gang (d) litter
39. 39.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steel (b) steal
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) yell – shout

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