Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 974 · 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.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “loss”? (a) answer (b) window (c) journey (d) profit
2. 2.Pick the right word: The wind ___ my hat away. (a) blue (b) blew
3. 3.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) unplace (b) displace (c) replace (d) misplace
4. 4.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hopeful
5. 5.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) hen (c) cat (d) sheep
6. 6.Which is a compound word? (a) butterfly (b) quickly (c) tomato (d) animal
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) tomato (b) popcorn (c) animal (d) teacher
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “foolish”? (a) modern (b) wise (c) early (d) rich
9. 9.Make a compound word: news + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) paper (d) tree
10. 10.Pick the right word: An ___ can carry food bigger than itself. (a) ant (b) aunt
11. 11.What does “rejoin” mean? (a) join before (b) not join (c) join again (d) join wrongly
12. 12.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “exit”? (a) journey (b) entrance (c) window (d) question
13. 13.Which prefix means “before”? (a) re- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) pre-
14. 14.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) duck
15. 15.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -er
16. 16.Pick the right word: Stop when the traffic light is ___. (a) red (b) read
17. 17.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) grandfather
18. 18.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
19. 19.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy wrongly (c) not tidy (d) tidy again
20. 20.Make a compound word: week + ___ (a) milk (b) shoe (c) end (d) tree
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
22. 22.Fill the gap: An army is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) ships (c) soldiers (d) keys
23. 23.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) keys (b) sheep (c) ships (d) lions
24. 24.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual before (d) usual again
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) quiet – silent (b) rough – smooth (c) rich – wealthy (d) end – finish
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) cub (d) puppy
27. 27.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
28. 28.Pick the right word: I ___ all the answers in yesterday’s quiz. (a) knew (b) new
29. 29.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “decrease”? (a) arrive (b) whisper (c) increase (d) float
30. 30.Pick the right word: A ___ ran across the forest path. (a) deer (b) dear
31. 31.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
32. 32.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) brave (c) little (d) giant
33. 33.Fill the gap: a ___ of flowers (a) fleet (b) herd (c) bouquet (d) pride
34. 34.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) dusty (c) dry (d) flooded
35. 35.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) lioness (d) tigress
36. 36.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
37. 37.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
38. 38.Choose the best word: Mum ___ the vegetables with a sharp knife. (a) boiled (b) poured (c) chopped (d) fried
39. 39.Choose the best word: After the long journey, we were ___ to reach home. (a) glad (b) afraid (c) sorry (d) angry
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) starfish (b) teacher (c) banana (d) kitchen

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