Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 973 · 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: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) duckling
2. 2.Which word means “play again”? (a) misplay (b) replay (c) unplay (d) display
3. 3.Make a compound word: hand + ___ (a) rice (b) milk (c) tree (d) bag
4. 4.Pick the right word: The cut on my knee will ___ in a few days. (a) heal (b) heel
5. 5.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) glasses (b) tree (c) pen (d) milk
6. 6.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowely (b) slowly (c) sloly (d) slowley
7. 7.Which word means “not lucky”? (a) relucky (b) prelucky (c) unlucky (d) dislucky
8. 8.Choose the best word: The water of the lake was so ___ that we could see the fish. (a) muddy (b) dirty (c) clean (d) dark
9. 9.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – defeat (b) end – finish (c) victory – win (d) gift – present
10. 10.Make a compound word: rain + ___ (a) pen (b) chair (c) milk (d) bow
11. 11.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happly (b) happiely (c) happily (d) happyly
12. 12.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) rode (b) road
13. 13.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) mare (b) hen (c) tigress (d) lioness
14. 14.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
15. 15.Fill the gap: a ___ of cards (a) fleet (b) herd (c) pack (d) flock
16. 16.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “shallow”? (a) rich (b) honest (c) early (d) deep
17. 17.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) misunderstand (b) disunderstand (c) preunderstand (d) reunderstand
18. 18.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) below – under (b) shut – close (c) wise – foolish (d) mend – repair
19. 19.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) dis- (c) mis- (d) re-
20. 20.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) dear (b) deer
21. 21.Which is a compound word? (a) elephant (b) quickly (c) jellyfish (d) kitchen
22. 22.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) rush (d) rest
23. 23.Pick the right word: Chapatis are made from wheat ___. (a) flower (b) flour
24. 24.Pick the right word: The tortoise and the ___ had a race. (a) hare (b) hair
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of bats (a) fleet (b) colony (c) pride (d) herd
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) end – finish (c) quiet – silent (d) rough – smooth
27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
28. 28.Which is a compound word? (a) firefly (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) animal
29. 29.Make a compound word: class + ___ (a) shoe (b) milk (c) tree (d) room
30. 30.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ly (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ness
31. 31.Which prefix means “again”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
32. 32.Choose the best word: The ___ boy shared his lunch with everyone. (a) generous (b) selfish (c) lazy (d) greedy
33. 33.Which word means “not fair”? (a) prefair (b) unfair (c) refair (d) misfair
34. 34.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) lamb (d) calf
35. 35.Fill the gap: a ___ of penguins (a) pride (b) herd (c) colony (d) fleet
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) early (b) modern (c) rich (d) wise
37. 37.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyfel (b) joiful (c) joyfull (d) joyful
38. 38.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) thin (d) rich
39. 39.Choose the best word: The ___ sun made everyone sweat. (a) cold (b) dark (c) gentle (d) hot
40. 40.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ness (d) -er

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