Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 96 · 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.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) man (b) milk (c) tree (d) rice
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) wise – foolish (b) mend – repair (c) below – under (d) shut – close
3. 3.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) daylight (c) running (d) banana
4. 4.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hair (b) hare
5. 5.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
6. 6.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) shoe (b) bee (c) chair (d) pen
7. 7.What does “unusual” mean? (a) usual wrongly (b) usual before (c) not usual (d) usual again
8. 8.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoped (c) hoping (d) hopeless
9. 9.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) cat (d) hen
10. 10.What does “reheat” mean? (a) heat before (b) heat wrongly (c) heat again (d) not heat
11. 11.What is the feminine of “husband”? (a) niece (b) wife (c) daughter (d) aunt
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of zebras (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) bunch
13. 13.What is the feminine of “boy”? (a) girl (b) queen (c) wife (d) aunt
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) ancient – modern (c) ancient – old (d) rich – wealthy
15. 15.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) cow (c) kangaroo (d) hen
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “question”? (a) victory (b) journey (c) answer (d) roof
17. 17.Which word means “the state of being weak”? (a) weaken (b) weakly (c) weaker (d) weakness
18. 18.Choose the best word: Tara was ___ about her exam, so she revised every day. (a) serious (b) lazy (c) careless (d) bored
19. 19.What does “misread” mean? (a) not read (b) read wrongly (c) read again (d) read before
20. 20.Which is a compound word? (a) postman (b) umbrella (c) animal (d) running
21. 21.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) sunny (b) hot (c) dry (d) cold
22. 22.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) tired (b) excited (c) bored (d) sleepy
23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a goat is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
24. 24.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) rude (b) quick (c) honest (d) heavy
25. 25.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “profit”? (a) journey (b) question (c) loss (d) roof
26. 26.Pick the right word: After the fever, Dev felt ___. (a) weak (b) week
27. 27.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) jump – leap (d) cheap – expensive
28. 28.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
29. 29.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) tree (b) pen (c) milk (d) one
30. 30.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
31. 31.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “increase”? (a) borrow (b) accept (c) shout (d) decrease
32. 32.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) homework (c) tomato (d) kitchen
33. 33.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -less
34. 34.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
35. 35.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) clear (c) cloudy (d) bright
36. 36.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) late (c) loud (d) awake
37. 37.Add the suffix: heavy + ly = ? (a) heavly (b) heavily (c) heavyly (d) heavilly
38. 38.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) rode (b) road
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) doorbell (c) beautiful (d) quickly
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -less (d) -ful

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