Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 885 · 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.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
2. 2.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind wrongly (b) kind before (c) kind again (d) not kind
3. 3.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) whales (d) keys
4. 4.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
6. 6.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancer (d) dancing
7. 7.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) un- (c) re- (d) pre-
8. 8.Add the suffix: beauty + ful = ? (a) beautifull (b) beautful (c) beautiful (d) beautyful
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) hot (b) gentle (c) dark (d) cold
10. 10.Pick the right word: Grandma told us a ___ about a clever fox. (a) tale (b) tail
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) herd
12. 12.What is the masculine of “sister”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) brother
13. 13.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) tree (b) room (c) milk (d) pen
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) cheap – expensive (d) glad – happy
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) ill – sick (d) deep – shallow
16. 16.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) pre-
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) scared – afraid (b) quiet – silent (c) fast – quick (d) float – sink
18. 18.Which word means “judge before”? (a) prejudge (b) disjudge (c) unjudge (d) misjudge
19. 19.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) bride (c) nun (d) aunt
20. 20.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
21. 21.Which word means “lead wrongly”? (a) mislead (b) relead (c) dislead (d) unlead
22. 22.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) kind (d) busy
23. 23.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) carry (c) select (d) sleep
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blunt”? (a) late (b) sharp (c) polite (d) ancient
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) honest (c) quick (d) heavy
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
27. 27.What does “repaint” mean? (a) paint before (b) not paint (c) paint wrongly (d) paint again
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) notebook (c) pencil (d) elephant
29. 29.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “selfish”? (a) generous (b) quiet (c) rude (d) lazy
31. 31.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
32. 32.Which word means “not happy”? (a) unhappy (b) prehappy (c) mishappy (d) dishappy
33. 33.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) mother
34. 34.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) below – under (c) generous – selfish (d) talk – speak
36. 36.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) cloud (c) sand (d) stone
37. 37.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ly
38. 38.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) garden (c) road (d) river
39. 39.Choose the best word: The children ___ loudly when India hit a six. (a) cheered (b) whispered (c) cried (d) slept
40. 40.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) proud (b) lost (c) found (d) ripe

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