Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 984 · 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: The ___ of my shoe is broken. (a) heel (b) heal
2. 2.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) quick (c) thin (d) big
3. 3.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -er
4. 4.Which is a compound word? (a) happiness (b) yellow (c) pancake (d) teacher
5. 5.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) goose (d) cat
6. 6.Which word means “not agree”? (a) unagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) disagree
7. 7.What is the masculine of “goddess”? (a) king (b) god (c) prince (d) hero
8. 8.Which word means “not equal”? (a) disequal (b) unequal (c) reequal (d) preequal
9. 9.Choose the best word: I ___ my keys, so I could not open the door. (a) used (b) lost (c) found (d) made
10. 10.Fill the gap: The young one of a bear is a ___. (a) chick (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
11. 11.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) question (c) reply (d) sleep
12. 12.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -ful (c) -er (d) -ly
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “cruel”? (a) early (b) modern (c) kind (d) wide
14. 14.What is the feminine of “bull”? (a) mare (b) ewe (c) hen (d) cow
15. 15.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) yell (d) sleep
16. 16.Fill the gap: A colony is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) ants (c) grapes (d) cows
17. 17.Fill the gap: a ___ of locusts (a) pride (b) fleet (c) swarm (d) herd
18. 18.Pick the right word: We sat ___ the river and ate lunch. (a) buy (b) by (c) bye
19. 19.Pick the right word: The film lasted one ___. (a) hour (b) our
20. 20.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) playful (c) playfel (d) plaiful
21. 21.Fill the gap: a ___ of kittens (a) pride (b) flock (c) litter (d) fleet
22. 22.Pick the right word: ___ book is yours? (a) Witch (b) Which
23. 23.What does “revisit” mean? (a) not visit (b) visit wrongly (c) visit before (d) visit again
24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of an owl is an ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) owlet (d) calf
25. 25.Which word means “not clear”? (a) preclear (b) reclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
26. 26.Fill the gap: The young one of a cow is a ___. (a) calf (b) kitten (c) chick (d) cub
27. 27.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
28. 28.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) begin (d) finish
29. 29.Make a compound word: moon + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) light
30. 30.Choose the best word: The streets were ___ after the heavy rain. (a) sunny (b) flooded (c) dusty (d) dry
31. 31.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) beautiful (c) classroom (d) elephant
32. 32.Fill the gap: a ___ of fish (a) pride (b) school (c) bunch (d) herd
33. 33.Pick the right word: We watched the boats ___ across the lake. (a) sail (b) sale
34. 34.Pick the right word: I ___ a letter to Nani every month. (a) right (b) write
35. 35.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) dark (b) short (c) wide (d) narrow
36. 36.Which is a compound word? (a) running (b) animal (c) beautiful (d) toothbrush
37. 37.Make a compound word: out + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) pen (d) side
38. 38.Pick the right word: I ___ two idlis for breakfast. (a) ate (b) eight
39. 39.Choose the best word: Please speak ___; I cannot hear you. (a) quietly (b) loudly (c) slowly (d) softly
40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) kitten (b) puppy (c) calf (d) cub

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