Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 880 · 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) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
2. 2.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) teacher (c) bedroom (d) happiness
4. 4.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
5. 5.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodly (b) goodness (c) goods (d) better
6. 6.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) chair (d) rise
7. 7.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) lions (c) sheep (d) ships
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
9. 9.Make a compound word: foot + ___ (a) ball (b) cup (c) rice (d) pen
10. 10.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) lions (c) bees (d) sailors
11. 11.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavilly (c) heavily (d) heavyly
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
13. 13.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe before (b) safe wrongly (c) safe again (d) not safe
14. 14.What does “disloyal” mean? (a) loyal before (b) loyal wrongly (c) not loyal (d) loyal again
15. 15.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -ly
16. 16.Choose the best word: Kabir was ___ when he saw his surprise birthday party. (a) delighted (b) sleepy (c) bored (d) angry
17. 17.Pick the right word: I have ___ pencils in my box. (a) too (b) two (c) to
18. 18.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderful (b) wondreful (c) wonderfel (d) wonderfull
19. 19.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) tree (c) milk (d) room
20. 20.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) jump – leap (d) borrow – lend
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) foal (c) cygnet (d) kid
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) flock (c) herd (d) pack
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) journey (b) victory (c) question (d) success
25. 25.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) god (c) hero (d) prince
26. 26.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) rich (d) poor
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) chick
28. 28.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) answer (c) sunset (d) journey
30. 30.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) queen (b) grandmother (c) niece (d) aunt
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ that storybook last week. (a) read (b) red
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) honest (c) lazy (d) rude
33. 33.What does “refill” mean? (a) not fill (b) fill before (c) fill again (d) fill wrongly
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) lend (c) win (d) arrive
35. 35.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) unspell (b) disspell (c) respell (d) misspell
36. 36.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) castle (d) pen
37. 37.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) busy (c) clever (d) wealthy
38. 38.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) unuse (b) disuse (c) preuse (d) misuse
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cowardly”? (a) brave (b) tiny (c) rude (d) lazy
40. 40.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy again (b) happy wrongly (c) not happy (d) happy before

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