Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 982 · 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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – enemy
2. 2.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) jump – leap (b) borrow – lend (c) ill – sick (d) yell – shout
3. 3.Pick the right word: This is ___ new house. (a) our (b) hour
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “minority”? (a) answer (b) journey (c) majority (d) roof
5. 5.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) horse (c) swan (d) cow
6. 6.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) fleet (b) swarm (c) pride (d) herd
7. 7.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) happiness (c) wheelchair (d) kitchen
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “expensive”? (a) honest (b) early (c) polite (d) cheap
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “float”? (a) run (b) borrow (c) sink (d) shout
10. 10.Which word means “judge wrongly”? (a) misjudge (b) unjudge (c) disjudge (d) prejudge
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of grapes (a) bunch (b) pride (c) swarm (d) herd
13. 13.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) empty (b) wide (c) clear (d) crowded
14. 14.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) foal (b) cub (c) kitten (d) lamb
15. 15.Choose the best word: The ___ path through the jungle was hard to follow. (a) straight (b) wide (c) clear (d) narrow
16. 16.Pick the right word: The children forgot ___ books at home. (a) there (b) they're (c) their
17. 17.Which is a compound word? (a) pencil (b) firefly (c) tomato (d) banana
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – sick (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) full – empty
19. 19.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) happiness (c) happily (d) unhappy
20. 20.Which prefix means “not”? (a) re- (b) pre- (c) mis- (d) dis-
21. 21.Which word means “heat before”? (a) misheat (b) preheat (c) reheat (d) unheat
22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) kid (b) cub (c) eaglet (d) calf
23. 23.Choose the best word: Please ___ your hands before you eat. (a) paint (b) wash (c) clap (d) hide
24. 24.Which is a compound word? (a) beautiful (b) quickly (c) yellow (d) haircut
25. 25.Pick the right word: Come ___ and sit with me. (a) here (b) hear
26. 26.Choose the best word: The baby elephant was ___ and could not find its mother. (a) lost (b) found (c) proud (d) ripe
27. 27.Pick the right word: Please give me a ___ of cake. (a) piece (b) peace
28. 28.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) cow
29. 29.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnor (b) runer (c) runnar (d) runner
30. 30.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) goat (b) cat (c) duck (d) cow
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
32. 32.Fill the gap: A bundle is a group of ___. (a) sailors (b) bees (c) sticks (d) lions
33. 33.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) mis- (d) re-
34. 34.Fill the gap: A pride is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) lions (d) ships
35. 35.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) tiny – little (b) rich – wealthy (c) ancient – modern (d) ancient – old
36. 36.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) uncle (b) king (c) host (d) headmaster
37. 37.Make a compound word: tooth + ___ (a) brush (b) cup (c) shoe (d) road
38. 38.Pick the right word: The farmer will ___ his mangoes at the market. (a) cell (b) sell
39. 39.Which is a compound word? (a) popcorn (b) animal (c) happiness (d) banana
40. 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large

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