Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 936 · 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 is the antonym (opposite) of “inferior”? (a) honest (b) modern (c) late (d) superior
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) ill – sick (b) jump – leap (c) yell – shout (d) borrow – lend
3. 3.What is the masculine of “wife”? (a) nephew (b) son (c) husband (d) uncle
4. 4.Which word means “check again”? (a) discheck (b) uncheck (c) precheck (d) recheck
5. 5.Which word means “use again”? (a) reuse (b) disuse (c) misuse (d) preuse
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) pride (b) swarm (c) herd (d) bunch
7. 7.What is the feminine of “horse”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) ewe (d) cow
8. 8.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exclude”? (a) accept (b) whisper (c) include (d) float
10. 10.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) keys (d) fish
11. 11.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “artificial”? (a) honest (b) ancient (c) natural (d) brave
12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
13. 13.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – cowardly (b) big – large (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
14. 14.Which is a compound word? (a) teacher (b) postman (c) pencil (d) happiness
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “ancient”? (a) wet (b) tiny (c) modern (d) angry
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “smooth”? (a) late (b) honest (c) ancient (d) rough
18. 18.Fill the gap: A tadpole is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) cat (c) cow (d) hen
19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) hard – soft (c) light – dark (d) rich – wealthy
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -less
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “arrive”? (a) accept (b) laugh (c) depart (d) borrow
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “humble”? (a) proud (b) wide (c) early (d) ancient
23. 23.Pick the right word: I will ___ a new pencil from the shop. (a) bye (b) by (c) buy
24. 24.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) begin (d) finish
25. 25.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
26. 26.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
27. 27.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) musicians (c) keys (d) cows
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
29. 29.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
30. 30.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowley (b) sloly (c) slowly (d) slowely
31. 31.What is the masculine of “peahen”? (a) bull (b) peacock (c) rooster (d) lion
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “success”? (a) question (b) answer (c) journey (d) failure
33. 33.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) gentle (c) hot (d) dark
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) up – down
35. 35.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -ful (d) -less
36. 36.What does “untidy” mean? (a) not tidy (b) tidy before (c) tidy again (d) tidy wrongly
37. 37.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) empty (b) kind (c) quick (d) heavy
38. 38.Choose the best word: Turn off the lights to ___ electricity. (a) spill (b) waste (c) burn (d) save
39. 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) open – shut
40. 40.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – depart (b) arrive – reach (c) shut – close (d) begin – start

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