Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 937 · 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.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
2. 2.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happier (c) happiest (d) happily
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) clever – smart (b) generous – selfish (c) below – under (d) talk – speak
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
5. 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
6. 6.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) answer (c) travel (d) ask
7. 7.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) friend (d) cousin
8. 8.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) nephew (b) husband (c) uncle (d) son
9. 9.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) bees (c) whales (d) cows
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) bunch (b) pride (c) school (d) herd
12. 12.Choose the best word: Our teacher was ___ with our neat work. (a) pleased (b) bored (c) angry (d) worried
13. 13.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) cup (b) shoe (c) pen (d) road
14. 14.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
15. 15.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) useless (b) usless (c) uselesss (d) useles
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
17. 17.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
18. 18.What is the feminine of “actor”? (a) heroine (b) waitress (c) hostess (d) actress
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
20. 20.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happyly (b) happly (c) happily (d) happiely
21. 21.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) sun (b) rain (c) shelf (d) milk
22. 22.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) below (c) beside (d) above
23. 23.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimer (b) swimmer (c) swimmar (d) swimmor
24. 24.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) hen (d) frog
25. 25.What does “unfair” mean? (a) fair before (b) fair again (c) not fair (d) fair wrongly
26. 26.Fill the gap: A fleet is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) bees (c) grapes (d) lions
27. 27.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sail (b) sale
28. 28.What does “refill” mean? (a) fill again (b) fill wrongly (c) not fill (d) fill before
29. 29.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) cows (b) wolves (c) ships (d) flowers
30. 30.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) brave (c) careless (d) lazy
31. 31.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidiness (b) tidyness (c) tidness (d) tidines
32. 32.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) sheep (c) dog (d) hen
33. 33.Make a compound word: cup + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) milk (d) board
34. 34.What is the masculine of “woman”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) man (d) king
35. 35.Choose the best word: Please ___ the gate behind you so the cows do not get in. (a) open (b) shut (c) sell (d) paint
36. 36.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) calf (c) cub (d) puppy
37. 37.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmed (b) farmland (c) farming (d) farmer
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) choir (d) swarm
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of scouts (a) fleet (b) herd (c) troop (d) swarm
40. 40.Which word means “heat again”? (a) unheat (b) preheat (c) disheat (d) reheat

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