Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 950 · 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 is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) sunflower (d) umbrella
2. 2.Which is a compound word? (a) haircut (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) elephant
3. 3.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) sheep (d) cat
4. 4.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) eat (d) shout
5. 5.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
6. 6.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) lazier (b) lazily (c) laziest (d) laziness
7. 7.Which word means “count wrongly”? (a) miscount (b) precount (c) recount (d) uncount
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
9. 9.What is the feminine of “king”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) princess (d) queen
10. 10.What does “rewrite” mean? (a) write again (b) write before (c) write wrongly (d) not write
11. 11.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painter (b) painted (c) painting (d) paints
12. 12.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) stop (c) begin (d) laugh
13. 13.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) wife (b) girl (c) queen (d) aunt
14. 14.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) chair (d) pen
15. 15.Fill the gap: A range is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) bees (c) mountains (d) ships
16. 16.Fill the gap: a ___ of sticks (a) herd (b) bundle (c) flock (d) pride
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – depart (d) arrive – reach
18. 18.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ness
19. 19.Fill the gap: A foal is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) horse (d) cat
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) banana (c) tomato (d) moonlight
21. 21.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
22. 22.Fill the gap: A caravan is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) camels (c) bees (d) keys
23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
24. 24.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ly (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
25. 25.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
27. 27.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) kind (c) sad (d) busy
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
29. 29.What is the masculine of “mother”? (a) son (b) brother (c) father (d) uncle
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
31. 31.What does “dishonest” mean? (a) honest wrongly (b) honest again (c) not honest (d) honest before
32. 32.Fill the gap: The young one of a kangaroo is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) joey (d) lamb
33. 33.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rude”? (a) lazy (b) polite (c) tall (d) wet
34. 34.Fill the gap: A troop is a group of ___. (a) monkeys (b) ships (c) bees (d) grapes
35. 35.Which word means “one who farms”? (a) farmer (b) farmed (c) farmland (d) farming
36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) up – down
37. 37.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “majority”? (a) journey (b) question (c) victory (d) minority
38. 38.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
39. 39.Choose the best word: Ishaan ___ the ball high into the air. (a) drank (b) wore (c) threw (d) ate
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) kitten (b) caterpillar (c) tadpole (d) cub

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