Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 969 · 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.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
2. 2.Fill the gap: a ___ of musicians (a) herd (b) band (c) fleet (d) flock
3. 3.Pick the right word: It was raining, ___ we stayed indoors. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
5. 5.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “temporary”? (a) modern (b) honest (c) permanent (d) brave
6. 6.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) empty (c) kind (d) heavy
7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
8. 8.What is the feminine of “rooster”? (a) mare (b) cow (c) hen (d) duck
9. 9.Which is a compound word? (a) homework (b) elephant (c) pencil (d) teacher
10. 10.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
11. 11.Which word means “the state of being good”? (a) goodness (b) goods (c) better (d) goodly
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of singers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) swarm (d) choir
13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
14. 14.Pick the right word: Grandma will ___ a button on my shirt. (a) sow (b) so (c) sew
15. 15.Which word means “heat before”? (a) unheat (b) disheat (c) misheat (d) preheat
16. 16.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) jump (c) end (d) start
17. 17.What is the masculine of “tigress”? (a) bull (b) lion (c) king (d) tiger
18. 18.Pick the right word: Riya has a ___ bicycle. (a) new (b) knew
19. 19.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) mother (b) chair (c) pen (d) milk
20. 20.Make a compound word: tea + ___ (a) pen (b) road (c) cup (d) shoe
21. 21.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) end – finish (b) quiet – silent (c) rich – wealthy (d) rough – smooth
22. 22.What does “prepay” mean? (a) not pay (b) pay before (c) pay again (d) pay wrongly
23. 23.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) pal
24. 24.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) ill – sick (c) deep – shallow (d) gift – present
25. 25.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) dis- (c) re- (d) pre-
26. 26.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) dog (c) hen (d) cow
27. 27.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “rough”? (a) smooth (b) polite (c) early (d) modern
28. 28.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) close (c) choose (d) smile
29. 29.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) yell – shout (b) borrow – lend (c) jump – leap (d) ill – sick
30. 30.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) carry (b) select (c) reject (d) sleep
31. 31.Choose the best word: Om ___ the door with his key. (a) ate (b) painted (c) cooked (d) unlocked
32. 32.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “absent”? (a) ancient (b) present (c) late (d) polite
33. 33.Choose the best word: The crowd became ___ when the singer walked onto the stage. (a) sleepy (b) tired (c) excited (d) bored
34. 34.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join wrongly (d) join again
35. 35.Pick the right word: The ___ rises in the east. (a) sun (b) son
36. 36.Make a compound word: jelly + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) fish
37. 37.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) toothpaste (c) kitchen (d) yellow
38. 38.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kinder (b) kindness (c) kindly (d) kindest
39. 39.Make a compound word: book + ___ (a) shelf (b) milk (c) rain (d) sun
40. 40.Fill the gap: A litter is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) puppies (d) singers

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