Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 914 · 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.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest before (b) honest again (c) honest wrongly (d) not honest
2. 2.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) sad (c) kind (d) wet
3. 3.Fill the gap: A bench is a group of ___. (a) judges (b) ships (c) bees (d) cows
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
5. 5.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
6. 6.Pick the right word: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heal (b) heel
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) begin – start (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
8. 8.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -ness
9. 9.Pick the right word: My ___ friend Meera lives in Pune. (a) deer (b) dear
10. 10.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) cloud (c) sand (d) stone
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “natural”? (a) polite (b) artificial (c) generous (d) modern
12. 12.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) include – exclude (c) shout – yell (d) happy – glad
13. 13.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easely (c) easly (d) easily
14. 14.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) lazy (b) generous (c) greedy (d) selfish
15. 15.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) careful (b) caerful (c) carefull (d) carful
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
18. 18.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) float (b) whisper (c) include (d) accept
19. 19.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
20. 20.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) cup (b) man (c) chair (d) pen
21. 21.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) unfill (c) disfill (d) prefill
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of cattle (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) bunch
23. 23.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) lions (c) sticks (d) bees
24. 24.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) grandmother (b) queen (c) aunt (d) niece
25. 25.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) read (b) red
26. 26.Which is a compound word? (a) weekend (b) elephant (c) yellow (d) quickly
27. 27.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
28. 28.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) common before (c) common again (d) not common
29. 29.Make a compound word: head + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) ache
30. 30.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
31. 31.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) tree (b) paste (c) chair (d) milk
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) pride (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
33. 33.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) generous – selfish (b) talk – speak (c) below – under (d) clever – smart
34. 34.Make a compound word: sand + ___ (a) milk (b) castle (c) chair (d) pen
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
36. 36.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
37. 37.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
38. 38.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) victory – win (d) end – finish
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) honest (c) lazy (d) greedy
40. 40.What is the feminine of “headmaster”? (a) headmistress (b) queen (c) aunt (d) hostess

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