Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 896 · 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 word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) soften (c) softness (d) softly
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) banana (c) quickly (d) umbrella
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) beautiful (c) animal (d) toothbrush
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) shout (b) decrease (c) accept (d) borrow
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
7. 7.Choose the best word: The library is a ___ place; nobody talks loudly there. (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) loud (d) rowdy
8. 8.What is the masculine of “ewe”? (a) horse (b) lion (c) bull (d) ram
9. 9.Choose the best word: The ___ of the mango tree gave us cool shade. (a) seeds (b) fruits (c) roots (d) branches
10. 10.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) paint (b) break (c) close (d) open
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) generous (b) polite (c) modern (d) artificial
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) banana (b) pencil (c) quickly (d) butterfly
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) export
14. 14.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) lions (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
15. 15.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
16. 16.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) fresh (b) stale (c) warm (d) soft
17. 17.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -ly
18. 18.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) melted (c) grew (d) froze
19. 19.Which prefix means “before”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) un-
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
21. 21.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) slowly (b) quietly (c) loudly (d) softly
22. 22.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) laziness (c) lazily (d) laziest
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) fleet (b) bunch (c) swarm (d) herd
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) shout (c) borrow (d) sink
25. 25.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) bees
26. 26.Which word means “full of pain”? (a) painfully (b) painful (c) painter (d) painless
27. 27.Which word means “not honest”? (a) dishonest (b) mishonest (c) unhonest (d) rehonest
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
29. 29.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
30. 30.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cow (c) hen (d) cat
31. 31.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) umbrella (b) teacher (c) headache (d) tomato
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ancient – old (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) tiny – little
34. 34.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) proud (b) early (c) wide (d) ancient
37. 37.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) herd (b) string (c) flock (d) pride
38. 38.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) obedient (c) mischievous (d) quiet
39. 39.Fill the gap: A crew is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) cows (c) grapes (d) lions
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad

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