Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 93 · 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 “tell again”? (a) mistell (b) pretell (c) retell (d) distell
2. 2.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) lamb (c) cub (d) kid
3. 3.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) cub (b) kitten (c) duckling (d) foal
4. 4.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) rain (b) shelf (c) milk (d) sun
5. 5.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) aunt (b) niece (c) princess (d) queen
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) kitchen (c) teacher (d) cupboard
7. 7.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
8. 8.Fill the gap: a ___ of flies (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
9. 9.Which word means “fill again”? (a) refill (b) misfill (c) unfill (d) disfill
10. 10.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) cooked (c) painted (d) unlocked
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
12. 12.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) greedy (b) honest (c) rude (d) lazy
13. 13.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) litter (b) pride (c) fleet (d) flock
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of thieves (a) pride (b) fleet (c) gang (d) litter
16. 16.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) sticks (d) singers
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of actors (a) swarm (b) herd (c) troupe (d) fleet
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
19. 19.What does “discontinue” mean? (a) continue before (b) continue again (c) continue wrongly (d) not continue
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “present”? (a) early (b) honest (c) modern (d) absent
21. 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) uncheck (b) recheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
22. 22.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) paint (c) sell (d) shut
23. 23.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) sew (c) so
24. 24.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) ripe (b) proud (c) found (d) lost
25. 25.Choose the best word: The ice cream ___ quickly in the hot sun. (a) slept (b) grew (c) froze (d) melted
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) rich – poor (c) wet – dry (d) quick – fast
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) classroom (b) quickly (c) animal (d) teacher
28. 28.Add the suffix: help + ful = ? (a) helpfol (b) helpful (c) helpfel (d) helpfull
29. 29.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) mis-
30. 30.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) eagle (c) ox (d) owl
31. 31.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) smaller (b) softer (c) thinner (d) bigger
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) cowardly (c) clever (d) honest
33. 33.Choose the best word: The flowers ___ because nobody watered them. (a) danced (b) bloomed (c) wilted (d) grew
34. 34.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) loud (c) fresh (d) happy
35. 35.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) shout (c) choose (d) start
36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
37. 37.Fill the gap: A clutch is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) lions (c) eggs (d) cows
38. 38.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) monkeys (c) bees (d) ships
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
40. 40.Choose the best word: The book was so ___ that I finished it in one night. (a) boring (b) dull (c) interesting (d) heavy

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