Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 89 · 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.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useles (b) useless (c) uselesss (d) usless
2. 2.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ness
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
4. 4.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) begin (c) smile (d) finish
5. 5.Make a compound word: note + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) shoe (d) book
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) mend – break
7. 7.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) quick – fast (c) brave – bold (d) brave – cowardly
8. 8.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ox (b) ant (c) eagle (d) owl
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) friend – enemy (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
10. 10.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) peahen (d) duck
11. 11.What does “preheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat again (c) heat before (d) heat wrongly
12. 12.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowly (c) slowness (d) slowest
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) yellow (c) animal (d) toothbrush
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) airport (c) pencil (d) teacher
15. 15.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
17. 17.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) bull (d) king
18. 18.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) threw (b) shared (c) hid (d) wasted
19. 19.Choose the best word: The doctor said Dev must take his ___ three times a day. (a) homework (b) shoes (c) medicine (d) kite
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) foal
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) sell (b) open (c) paint (d) shut
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of students (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) class (d) herd
23. 23.Choose the best word: Dev was ___ to his teacher and said “thank you” for her help. (a) lazy (b) polite (c) rude (d) greedy
24. 24.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) waiter (b) actor (c) host (d) hero
25. 25.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
26. 26.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpful (b) helper (c) helpless (d) helpfully
27. 27.Fill the gap: a ___ of people (a) litter (b) fleet (c) pride (d) crowd
28. 28.Which word means “not fair”? (a) unfair (b) disfair (c) misfair (d) prefair
29. 29.Choose the best word: The milk ___ over when Mum left it on the stove. (a) flew (b) boiled (c) slept (d) froze
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) begin – start (b) shut – close (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
31. 31.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) proud (c) tall (d) healthy
32. 32.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) flock (d) pack
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) cold – chilly
35. 35.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) hear (c) run (d) sleep
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) fast – quick (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) quiet – silent
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) kitchen (c) umbrella (d) grandmother
38. 38.Pick the right word: Can I have ___ water, please? (a) some (b) sum
39. 39.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) kind (b) wide (c) modern (d) early
40. 40.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) found (b) made (c) used (d) lost

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