Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 925 · 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.Choose the best word: The puppy was ___ after running all day. (a) lively (b) awake (c) tired (d) fresh
2. 2.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) paint (c) shut (d) sell
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) room (b) milk (c) tree (d) shoe
5. 5.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) sticks (d) singers
6. 6.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) would (b) wood
7. 7.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicker (b) quickness (c) quicken (d) quickly
8. 8.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) dull (b) dark (c) bright (d) empty
9. 9.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) colony (b) herd (c) fleet (d) pride
10. 10.Fill the gap: A kitten is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) cat (d) hen
11. 11.Which is a compound word? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) bedroom (d) elephant
12. 12.Make a compound word: home + ___ (a) pen (b) cup (c) work (d) tree
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) glad – happy (c) cheap – expensive (d) talk – speak
14. 14.Which word means “without end”? (a) ended (b) endless (c) ending (d) endings
15. 15.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) playful (c) player (d) playing
16. 16.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) firefly (c) running (d) beautiful
18. 18.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) lazy (b) serious (c) careless (d) bored
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) animal (c) teacher (d) moonlight
20. 20.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) week (b) weak
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) running (c) umbrella (d) notebook
22. 22.Choose the best word: After the match, the players were ___ and thirsty. (a) fresh (b) tired (c) asleep (d) cold
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) old – new (d) tall – short
24. 24.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of wolves (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) pack (d) flock
26. 26.Fill the gap: a ___ of monkeys (a) flock (b) fleet (c) bunch (d) troop
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) sink (d) export
28. 28.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) pride (c) herd (d) school
29. 29.Add the suffix: bake + er = ? (a) bakeer (b) bakar (c) baker (d) bakor
30. 30.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “guilty”? (a) polite (b) ancient (c) generous (d) innocent
31. 31.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
32. 32.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) waiter (d) host
33. 33.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well before (b) well again (c) not well (d) well wrongly
34. 34.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) aunt (c) niece (d) duchess
35. 35.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) laugh (c) repair (d) choose
36. 36.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) chopped (b) boiled (c) poured (d) fried
37. 37.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) rude (b) lazy (c) greedy (d) honest
38. 38.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) their (b) they're (c) there
39. 39.What does “reheat” mean? (a) not heat (b) heat before (c) heat again (d) heat wrongly
40. 40.Which word means “read wrongly”? (a) misread (b) preread (c) disread (d) reread

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