Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 872 · 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) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “kind”? (a) ancient (b) lazy (c) wide (d) cruel
3. 3.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) early (b) modern (c) smooth (d) polite
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) talk – speak (c) generous – selfish (d) below – under
6. 6.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kinder
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) win – lose
8. 8.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
9. 9.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) tree (d) work
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) win (b) shout (c) lend (d) arrive
11. 11.Which word means “visit again”? (a) misvisit (b) disvisit (c) previsit (d) revisit
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) puppy (d) calf
14. 14.Make a compound word: day + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) light (d) chair
15. 15.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendship (b) friendless (c) friendly (d) friends
16. 16.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
17. 17.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) no (b) know
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) strong (b) weak (c) tiny (d) tired
19. 19.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happly (c) happiely (d) happily
20. 20.What is the feminine of “host”? (a) actress (b) waitress (c) heroine (d) hostess
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) umbrella (c) animal (d) rainbow
22. 22.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) carry (c) choose (d) refuse
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
24. 24.What does “reopen” mean? (a) not open (b) open wrongly (c) open again (d) open before
25. 25.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) man (d) rice
26. 26.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) pig (d) cat
27. 27.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) clutch (c) herd (d) fleet
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) gift – present (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) brave (c) foolish (d) polite
31. 31.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) cold (c) dry (d) warm
32. 32.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) heavy (b) huge (c) tall (d) small
33. 33.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teachor (d) teacher
34. 34.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) animal (c) umbrella (d) classroom
35. 35.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) umbrella (c) beautiful (d) wheelchair
36. 36.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) dishear (b) rehear (c) mishear (d) unhear
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) pre- (d) re-
38. 38.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
39. 39.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) uncle (b) prince (c) bull (d) emperor
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of judges (a) swarm (b) bench (c) herd (d) flock

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