Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 915 · 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: hope + ful = ? (a) hoapful (b) hopeful (c) hopful (d) hopefull
2. 2.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
3. 3.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) keys (c) soldiers (d) ships
4. 4.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) re- (d) un-
5. 5.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) shut – close
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) foal (d) lamb
7. 7.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) wrong (c) late (d) empty
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “include”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) exclude (d) sink
9. 9.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) ground
10. 10.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) pen (d) cake
11. 11.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) cows (d) ants
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) big – small
13. 13.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) sheep (c) keys (d) lions
14. 14.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) laugh (c) repair (d) begin
15. 15.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -ly (c) -er (d) -less
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) arrive – depart (c) shut – close (d) begin – start
17. 17.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ly
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) big – large (c) deep – shallow (d) ill – sick
19. 19.Choose the best word: The old fort is ___ and visited by many tourists. (a) unknown (b) famous (c) empty (d) tiny
20. 20.Choose the best word: The ___ mountain was covered with snow. (a) flat (b) tiny (c) short (d) tall
21. 21.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write wrongly (b) not write (c) write again (d) write before
22. 22.Fill the gap: a ___ of dancers (a) troupe (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) herd
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
24. 24.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
25. 25.Pick the right word: Do you ___ the way to the station? (a) know (b) no
26. 26.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual again (c) usual before (d) not usual
27. 27.What is the feminine of “uncle”? (a) niece (b) daughter (c) aunt (d) sister
28. 28.What does “revisit” mean? (a) visit wrongly (b) visit before (c) not visit (d) visit again
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kid (d) calf
31. 31.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) tiger
32. 32.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cow (c) cat (d) hen
33. 33.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
34. 34.Choose the best word: The old bridge was ___, so nobody was allowed to cross it. (a) new (b) strong (c) unsafe (d) wide
35. 35.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) ships (c) mountains (d) bees
36. 36.Make a compound word: butter + ___ (a) fly (b) shoe (c) chair (d) pen
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) fleet (c) colony (d) pride
40. 40.Fill the gap: a ___ of horses (a) swarm (b) pride (c) fleet (d) herd

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