Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 935 · 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.Make a compound word: snow + ___ (a) cup (b) chair (c) man (d) pen
2. 2.Make a compound word: eye + ___ (a) milk (b) brow (c) pen (d) chair
3. 3.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
4. 4.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) queen (b) lady (c) aunt (d) bride
5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
7. 7.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
8. 8.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) river (d) present
9. 9.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darken (c) darker (d) darkness
10. 10.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open again (b) not open (c) open wrongly (d) open before
11. 11.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
12. 12.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) their (c) they're
13. 13.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) board (d) shoe
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) joey (b) lamb (c) chick (d) cub
15. 15.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minimum”? (a) late (b) maximum (c) journey (d) ancient
16. 16.Which word means “heat again”? (a) disheat (b) misheat (c) reheat (d) preheat
17. 17.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ today. (a) blew (b) blue
18. 18.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) elephant (c) jellyfish (d) umbrella
19. 19.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) shiny (c) dull (d) slow
20. 20.Pick the right word: Farmers ___ seeds in the field. (a) so (b) sow (c) sew
21. 21.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) whales (c) keys (d) bees
22. 22.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) enjoy (c) joyless (d) joyfully
23. 23.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
24. 24.Pick the right word: The ___ rode a horse and carried a sword. (a) night (b) knight
25. 25.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
26. 26.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) wide (b) empty (c) crowded (d) clear
27. 27.Which word means “one who sings”? (a) singing (b) singer (c) sang (d) songs
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) dis- (d) pre-
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) herd (b) colony (c) pride (d) fleet
30. 30.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) heavy (b) kind (c) quick (d) empty
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) umbrella (c) kitchen (d) starfish
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “invisible”? (a) visible (b) generous (c) honest (d) early
33. 33.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
34. 34.What is the masculine of “aunt”? (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) son (d) brother
35. 35.Which word means “build again”? (a) unbuild (b) rebuild (c) disbuild (d) prebuild
36. 36.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) side
37. 37.Choose the best word: The school bus was ___ of children laughing and singing. (a) empty (b) full (c) short (d) tired
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) buy – sell (d) cold – hot
39. 39.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) mend – repair (b) shout – yell (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
40. 40.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) useles (c) usless (d) useless

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