Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 953 · 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 pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) jump – leap (c) borrow – lend (d) ill – sick
2. 2.What is the masculine of “bride”? (a) king (b) uncle (c) nephew (d) bridegroom
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of chicks (a) pride (b) swarm (c) brood (d) fleet
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of dolphins (a) swarm (b) pride (c) herd (d) pod
5. 5.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) newspaper
7. 7.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) rich (c) short (d) fat
8. 8.Pick the right word: A rooster is a ___ bird. (a) mail (b) male
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
10. 10.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) choose (c) carry (d) refuse
11. 11.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) goat (d) cow
12. 12.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) bigger (b) smaller (c) thinner (d) softer
13. 13.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) chick
14. 14.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) borrow (b) arrive (c) refuse (d) whisper
15. 15.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) chair
16. 16.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) lamb (b) cub (c) chick (d) foal
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) gift – present (b) victory – defeat (c) end – finish (d) victory – win
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
19. 19.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -less (b) -ness (c) -er (d) -ly
20. 20.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) prince (b) hero (c) king (d) god
21. 21.What does “rebuild” mean? (a) build before (b) build again (c) build wrongly (d) not build
22. 22.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pair (b) pear
23. 23.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) dark (c) dull (d) bright
24. 24.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy wrongly (b) tidy before (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
25. 25.Pick the right word: Everyone wants ___ in the world. (a) piece (b) peace
26. 26.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) displace (b) replace (c) unplace (d) misplace
27. 27.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) kid (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
29. 29.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powering (c) powerful (d) powered
30. 30.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) found (b) proud (c) lost (d) ripe
31. 31.Pick the right word: There is a ___ in my sock. (a) whole (b) hole
32. 32.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) walk (c) talk (d) listen
33. 33.Which word means “build again”? (a) disbuild (b) rebuild (c) unbuild (d) prebuild
34. 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
35. 35.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) cow (b) mare (c) duck (d) hen
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “brave”? (a) early (b) honest (c) cowardly (d) clever
37. 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) hard – soft
39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of a lion is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) kitten (d) calf
40. 40.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazyness (b) lazness (c) lazines (d) laziness

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