Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 964 · 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.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) host (b) waiter (c) actor (d) hero
2. 2.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) mis-
3. 3.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) float – sink (c) scared – afraid (d) fast – quick
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “transparent”? (a) generous (b) ancient (c) opaque (d) polite
5. 5.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) pretidy (d) distidy
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) greedy (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) generous
7. 7.Choose the best word: The milk smelt bad because it had gone ___. (a) sweet (b) cold (c) sour (d) fresh
8. 8.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) swam (c) flew (d) slept
9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) tall – short (d) old – new
10. 10.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “polite”? (a) honest (b) quick (c) rude (d) heavy
11. 11.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) tree (d) paper
12. 12.Choose the best word: The bread was ___ because it was a week old. (a) warm (b) soft (c) fresh (d) stale
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) float (b) arrive (c) increase (d) whisper
14. 14.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -ness (d) -er
15. 15.What is the feminine of “duke”? (a) queen (b) niece (c) duchess (d) aunt
16. 16.Pick the right word: The shoe shop has a big ___ this week. (a) sale (b) sail
17. 17.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
18. 18.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
19. 19.Fill the gap: a ___ of eggs (a) swarm (b) herd (c) fleet (d) clutch
20. 20.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) late (b) present (c) ancient (d) polite
21. 21.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easly (b) easyly (c) easely (d) easily
22. 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – large
23. 23.Fill the gap: a ___ of ships (a) bunch (b) fleet (c) flock (d) herd
24. 24.Choose the best word: Sneha ___ her lunch with a friend who had forgotten his. (a) wasted (b) threw (c) shared (d) hid
25. 25.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darker (b) darkness (c) darkly (d) darken
26. 26.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) awake (b) late (c) asleep (d) loud
27. 27.Which word means “open again”? (a) unopen (b) preopen (c) misopen (d) reopen
28. 28.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
29. 29.Pick the right word: I can ___ the birds singing. (a) hear (b) here
30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
31. 31.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) proud (c) healthy (d) tall
32. 32.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) quiet (b) fast (c) ill (d) rich
33. 33.What does “miscount” mean? (a) count before (b) count again (c) count wrongly (d) not count
34. 34.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) sand (c) leaf (d) stone
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of goats (a) swarm (b) bunch (c) fleet (d) herd
36. 36.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) talk – speak (c) clever – smart (d) generous – selfish
37. 37.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) gift – present (c) victory – win (d) victory – defeat
38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – whisper (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
39. 39.Make a compound word: under + ___ (a) chair (b) pen (c) milk (d) ground
40. 40.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) chair (d) bee

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