Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 924 · 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 “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farmed (c) farming (d) farmland
2. 2.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) by (b) bye (c) buy
3. 3.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
4. 4.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meat (b) meet
5. 5.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) nephew (b) king (c) man (d) uncle
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
7. 7.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sale (b) sail
8. 8.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) ground (d) cup
9. 9.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) male (b) mail
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) rich – wealthy (c) rough – smooth (d) quiet – silent
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) quickly (c) headache (d) yellow
12. 12.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) tree (d) board
13. 13.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) monkeys (c) grapes (d) ships
14. 14.What is the masculine of “lioness”? (a) lion (b) tiger (c) king (d) bull
15. 15.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cow (c) cat (d) goat
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) choose – select
17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
18. 18.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
19. 19.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
20. 20.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) unuse (d) preuse
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) lamb (d) tadpole
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) rich (c) wise (d) early
23. 23.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) male (b) mail
24. 24.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) tigress (b) mare (c) lioness (d) hen
25. 25.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) river (c) house (d) street
26. 26.Pick the right word: We went to the village ___ and rode the giant wheel. (a) fair (b) fare
27. 27.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) popcorn (b) beautiful (c) running (d) quickly
29. 29.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) owlet (b) kid (c) cub (d) calf
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) yell – shout (c) borrow – lend (d) jump – leap
31. 31.Which word means “visit again”? (a) disvisit (b) misvisit (c) revisit (d) previsit
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of an elephant is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) kitten
33. 33.Fill the gap: An owlet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) owl (d) ox
34. 34.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) dis-
35. 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) buy – sell
36. 36.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) clutch (b) herd (c) swarm (d) fleet
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
38. 38.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slower (b) slowly (c) slowness (d) slowest
39. 39.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -er
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) wise – foolish (c) below – under (d) mend – repair

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