Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 899 · 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 trees (a) herd (b) grove (c) pride (d) swarm
2. 2.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cow (d) cat
3. 3.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) cold (b) sunny (c) dry (d) hot
4. 4.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
5. 5.Fill the gap: The young one of a dog is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) foal (d) calf
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) victory – win (c) victory – defeat (d) gift – present
7. 7.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Which (b) Witch
8. 8.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) lamb (d) foal
9. 9.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) save (b) burn (c) waste (d) spill
10. 10.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
11. 11.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
12. 12.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -ful
13. 13.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) worried (b) angry (c) pleased (d) bored
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) honest (b) early (c) generous (d) visible
15. 15.Pick the right word: It is wrong to ___ other people’s things. (a) steel (b) steal
16. 16.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) lions (c) ships (d) bees
17. 17.What is the feminine of “monk”? (a) aunt (b) nun (c) queen (d) bride
18. 18.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
19. 19.Fill the gap: A troupe is a group of ___. (a) dancers (b) ships (c) keys (d) cows
20. 20.Which word means “tell again”? (a) distell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) untell
21. 21.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) hostess (b) princess (c) queen (d) goddess
22. 22.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) wet (c) soft (d) bright
23. 23.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) tomato (c) animal (d) grandmother
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – reach
25. 25.Make a compound word: bed + ___ (a) milk (b) room (c) tree (d) pen
26. 26.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindest (d) kindly
27. 27.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) cold (c) fresh (d) sour
28. 28.Choose the best word: Diya was ___ when she saw a snake in the garden. (a) delighted (b) bored (c) proud (d) frightened
29. 29.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) talk – speak (b) jump – leap (c) glad – happy (d) cheap – expensive
31. 31.What does “unequal” mean? (a) equal again (b) equal wrongly (c) not equal (d) equal before
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) foal (b) kitten (c) cub (d) piglet
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) bunch (b) pod (c) swarm (d) pride
34. 34.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
35. 35.Which word means “not allow”? (a) disallow (b) reallow (c) preallow (d) misallow
36. 36.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindeness (b) kindnes (c) kindness (d) kindniss
37. 37.Pick the right word: A spider has ___ legs. (a) eight (b) ate
38. 38.Pick the right word: Riya ___ all the answers. (a) knows (b) nose
39. 39.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
40. 40.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) fish (d) pen

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