Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 995 · 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) choose – select (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) laugh – cry
2. 2.Choose the best word: The puppy was so ___ that it fit in my hands. (a) tall (b) small (c) huge (d) heavy
3. 3.Pick the right word: Do not walk on the hot road with ___ feet. (a) bare (b) bear
4. 4.Pick the right word: ___ you like some tea? (a) Wood (b) Would
5. 5.Choose the best word: Our neighbour’s dog ___ at every stranger. (a) moos (b) barks (c) sings (d) smiles
6. 6.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -less
7. 7.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sink”? (a) sing (b) float (c) arrive (d) lend
8. 8.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hoping (c) hopeless (d) hopeful
9. 9.Pick the right word: Put your bag over ___. (a) they're (b) there (c) their
10. 10.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) quick (c) angry (d) happy
11. 11.Pick the right word: Look both ways before you cross the ___. (a) road (b) rode
12. 12.Choose the best word: The sky was ___, so we knew it would rain. (a) sunny (b) clear (c) cloudy (d) bright
13. 13.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) cloud (c) sand (d) stone
14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) buy – sell
15. 15.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeful (b) hoping (c) hopefully (d) hopeless
16. 16.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) stranger (c) cousin (d) friend
17. 17.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “borrow”? (a) shout (b) arrive (c) lend (d) win
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
19. 19.Which word means “cook before”? (a) discook (b) recook (c) precook (d) uncook
20. 20.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) rich (d) tall
21. 21.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
22. 22.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “export”? (a) accept (b) float (c) import (d) whisper
23. 23.Which word means “judge before”? (a) misjudge (b) disjudge (c) prejudge (d) unjudge
24. 24.Make a compound word: sun + ___ (a) bag (b) flower (c) milk (d) chair
25. 25.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) crowded (b) wide (c) clear (d) empty
26. 26.What does “unkind” mean? (a) kind before (b) kind wrongly (c) kind again (d) not kind
27. 27.Choose the best word: Please ___ the door; it is cold outside. (a) break (b) close (c) paint (d) open
28. 28.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) answer (b) travel (c) smile (d) ask
29. 29.Make a compound word: grand + ___ (a) mother (b) pen (c) milk (d) chair
30. 30.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happiness (b) happieness (c) happyness (d) happines
31. 31.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) cub (c) chick (d) lamb
32. 32.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindnes (c) kindeness (d) kindness
33. 33.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) shy (b) brave (c) tall (d) busy
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) quiet – silent (c) end – finish (d) rough – smooth
35. 35.Pick the right word: The dog wagged its ___. (a) tale (b) tail
36. 36.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “innocent”? (a) early (b) guilty (c) modern (d) brave
37. 37.What does “unusual” mean? (a) not usual (b) usual wrongly (c) usual again (d) usual before
38. 38.Fill the gap: a ___ of buffaloes (a) fleet (b) pride (c) herd (d) swarm
39. 39.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -ful
40. 40.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) sadley (c) saddly (d) sadly

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