Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 866 · 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.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) headache (c) quickly (d) tomato
3. 3.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blue (b) blew
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) gang (b) pride (c) litter (d) fleet
5. 5.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) nose (b) knows
6. 6.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) not clear (c) clear before (d) clear wrongly
7. 7.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill wrongly (b) not fill (c) fill before (d) fill again
8. 8.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) not join (b) join before (c) join again (d) join wrongly
9. 9.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) respell (c) misspell (d) disspell
10. 10.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) danceer (b) dancer (c) dancar (d) dansor
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
12. 12.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) dislucky (c) unlucky (d) mislucky
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) animal (c) kitchen (d) homework
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) banana (c) toothpaste (d) happiness
15. 15.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) happy wrongly (c) happy again (d) not happy
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
17. 17.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
18. 18.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) hen (c) lioness (d) mare
19. 19.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) caterpillar (c) cub (d) kitten
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) doorbell (c) pencil (d) tomato
21. 21.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest before (c) honest again (d) not honest
22. 22.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) lion (c) sheep (d) cow
23. 23.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfel (b) playful (c) playfull (d) plaiful
24. 24.Pick the right word: We paid the bus ___. (a) fare (b) fair
25. 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “permanent”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) ancient (d) temporary
27. 27.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) toothbrush (c) kitchen (d) tomato
29. 29.Choose the best word: The doctor was ___ and explained everything slowly to the scared child. (a) careless (b) angry (c) rude (d) patient
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
31. 31.Pick the right word: This spoon is made of ___. (a) steal (b) steel
32. 32.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) tree (d) glasses
33. 33.Pick the right word: This tea is ___ hot to drink. (a) to (b) two (c) too
34. 34.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) simple (c) noisy (d) rude
35. 35.Pick the right word: A ___ makes honey. (a) be (b) bee
36. 36.Fill the gap: A chick is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) dog
37. 37.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) ships (d) grapes
38. 38.Which word means “pay before”? (a) dispay (b) repay (c) mispay (d) prepay
39. 39.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearful (b) feared (c) fearfully (d) fearless
40. 40.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) shore (b) milk (c) chair (d) rice

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