Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 894 · 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 ___ of students (a) fleet (b) herd (c) class (d) swarm
2. 2.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) thin (c) short (d) rich
3. 3.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “opaque”? (a) honest (b) transparent (c) early (d) modern
4. 4.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog
5. 5.Make a compound word: hair + ___ (a) cut (b) milk (c) book (d) tree
6. 6.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -ful
7. 7.Choose the best word: Aditya ___ his grandmother carry the heavy bag. (a) helped (b) stopped (c) ignored (d) refused
8. 8.What does “unhappy” mean? (a) happy before (b) not happy (c) happy wrongly (d) happy again
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) tall – short (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
10. 10.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) waitress (b) hostess (c) actress (d) heroine
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) jellyfish (c) running (d) animal
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) bunch (c) pride (d) swarm
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) shut – close
14. 14.Fill the gap: A herd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) bees (c) cows (d) ships
15. 15.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) misagree (c) disagree (d) preagree
16. 16.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) ships (c) monkeys (d) grapes
17. 17.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) nun (d) bride
18. 18.Pick the right word: I have ___ idea where my pen is. (a) know (b) no
19. 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) precook (c) recook (d) miscook
20. 20.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) warm (c) quick (d) dry
21. 21.Make a compound word: rail + ___ (a) pen (b) tree (c) milk (d) way
22. 22.Which word means “without fear”? (a) fearless (b) fearful (c) fearfully (d) feared
23. 23.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) unlucky (b) relucky (c) mislucky (d) dislucky
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) early (b) honest (c) visible (d) generous
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) polite (b) early (c) cheap (d) honest
26. 26.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “blame”? (a) whisper (b) lend (c) praise (d) sink
27. 27.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
29. 29.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) bees (d) judges
30. 30.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) aunt (c) wife (d) niece
31. 31.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) bunch (b) flock (c) fleet (d) pack
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) modern (b) wide (c) kind (d) early
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunrise”? (a) roof (b) sunset (c) journey (d) answer
34. 34.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) easy (c) early (d) hard
35. 35.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) dog
36. 36.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) dancers
37. 37.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
38. 38.Make a compound word: some + ___ (a) milk (b) pen (c) thing (d) tree
39. 39.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
40. 40.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickley (b) quikly (c) quickly (d) quickely

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