Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 932 · 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 is the feminine of “host”? (a) waitress (b) actress (c) hostess (d) heroine
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of bananas (a) fleet (b) flock (c) pack (d) bunch
3. 3.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
4. 4.Which word means “view before”? (a) misview (b) unview (c) disview (d) preview
5. 5.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) hero (b) king (c) god (d) prince
6. 6.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) calf (d) lamb
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) arrive (b) export (c) borrow (d) sink
8. 8.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat wrongly (b) heat before (c) not heat (d) heat again
9. 9.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writter (b) writeer (c) writar (d) writer
10. 10.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homeless (b) homeward (c) homely (d) homework
11. 11.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) brave (c) careless (d) lazy
12. 12.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) happiness (d) bookshelf
13. 13.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) quick (d) warm
14. 14.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bunch (d) swarm
15. 15.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) umbrella (c) homework (d) beautiful
16. 16.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) running (c) happiness (d) postman
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of soldiers (a) army (b) flock (c) bunch (d) swarm
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) below – under (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) superior (b) late (c) honest (d) modern
20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
21. 21.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) shoe (b) end (c) tree (d) milk
22. 22.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) misspell (b) respell (c) disspell (d) prespell
23. 23.Make a compound word: play + ___ (a) ground (b) rice (c) milk (d) cup
24. 24.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -er
25. 25.Fill the gap: A cub is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) lion (c) cow (d) sheep
26. 26.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easely (c) easly (d) easily
27. 27.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) hen (c) cat (d) kangaroo
28. 28.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) reply (c) question (d) sleep
29. 29.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) huge (b) small (c) tall (d) heavy
30. 30.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) talk (d) eat
31. 31.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) pen (b) milk (c) brow (d) chair
32. 32.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) songs (c) singer (d) sang
33. 33.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) husband (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) son
34. 34.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ful
35. 35.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
36. 36.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
37. 37.Pick the right word: Turn ___ at the school gate. (a) right (b) write
38. 38.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindness (c) kindniss (d) kindeness
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
40. 40.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darken

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