Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 954 · 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.Fill the gap: A crowd is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) people (c) ships (d) keys
2. 2.What does “misplace” mean? (a) not place (b) place wrongly (c) place before (d) place again
3. 3.Choose the best word: The ___ elephant lifted the heavy log easily. (a) weak (b) strong (c) tiny (d) tired
4. 4.Fill the gap: a ___ of deer (a) swarm (b) fleet (c) pride (d) herd
5. 5.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) roof (c) garden (d) river
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy
7. 7.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) paint (b) clap (c) hide (d) wash
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “accept”? (a) arrive (b) refuse (c) borrow (d) whisper
9. 9.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) milk (b) cup (c) pen (d) fly
10. 10.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) arrive – reach (b) begin – start (c) shut – close (d) arrive – depart
11. 11.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) fresh (c) happy (d) loud
12. 12.Choose the best word: The firefighters were ___ and rescued everyone from the burning house. (a) scared (b) brave (c) careless (d) lazy
13. 13.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pear (b) pair
14. 14.Pick the right word: My ___ is blocked because of a cold. (a) knows (b) nose
15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – pal
16. 16.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) little (c) angry (d) brave
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of stairs (a) swarm (b) flight (c) herd (d) pride
18. 18.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) keys (d) soldiers
19. 19.Which is a compound word? (a) football (b) teacher (c) quickly (d) elephant
20. 20.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) prespell (b) unspell (c) respell (d) misspell
21. 21.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) answer (b) roof (c) victory (d) journey
22. 22.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) god (c) hero (d) prince
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) lamb (c) cub (d) foal
24. 24.Pick the right word: I have only ___ brother. (a) won (b) one
25. 25.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) musicians (c) ships (d) cows
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) starfish (c) animal (d) quickly
28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) hard – soft
29. 29.Fill the gap: a ___ of whales (a) pod (b) pride (c) bunch (d) swarm
30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) cub (b) chick (c) kid (d) calf
31. 31.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kindest
32. 32.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderfel (b) wonderfull (c) wondreful (d) wonderful
33. 33.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) milk (b) chair (c) flower (d) bag
34. 34.What is the feminine of “ram”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) peahen (d) hen
35. 35.Which word means “full of peace”? (a) peaces (b) peaceful (c) peacefully (d) peacemaker
36. 36.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) retidy (b) pretidy (c) mistidy (d) untidy
37. 37.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) puppies (c) singers (d) sticks
38. 38.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) whales (b) keys (c) bees (d) cows
39. 39.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use before (b) use again (c) not use (d) use wrongly
40. 40.Which word means “not obey”? (a) reobey (b) disobey (c) unobey (d) preobey

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