Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 998 · 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.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) bright (c) dull (d) tiny
2. 2.Which prefix means “not”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
3. 3.Fill the gap: a ___ of puppies (a) pride (b) fleet (c) litter (d) flock
4. 4.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) singers (c) ships (d) sticks
5. 5.What is the feminine of “peacock”? (a) hen (b) mare (c) duck (d) peahen
6. 6.Choose the best word: The ___ boy never tells a lie. (a) honest (b) lazy (c) rude (d) greedy
7. 7.Choose the best word: The cat ___ on the warm windowsill all afternoon. (a) barked (b) flew (c) swam (d) slept
8. 8.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “villain”? (a) window (b) answer (c) journey (d) hero
9. 9.What is the feminine of “drake”? (a) duck (b) ewe (c) hen (d) mare
10. 10.What is the feminine of “gentleman”? (a) bride (b) lady (c) aunt (d) queen
11. 11.Fill the gap: a ___ of birds (a) bunch (b) flock (c) pride (d) herd
12. 12.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowly (d) slowest
13. 13.Which is a compound word? (a) kitchen (b) bedroom (c) beautiful (d) quickly
14. 14.Choose the best word: Please speak softly; the baby is ___. (a) asleep (b) late (c) loud (d) awake
15. 15.Fill the gap: A band is a group of ___. (a) musicians (b) ships (c) cows (d) keys
16. 16.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) victory – win (b) gift – present (c) victory – defeat (d) end – finish
17. 17.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) small (c) kind (d) big
18. 18.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) wealthy (c) busy (d) poor
19. 19.Choose the best word: The tiny ant carried a crumb ___ than its own body. (a) bigger (b) thinner (c) softer (d) smaller
20. 20.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
21. 21.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) un- (c) re- (d) mis-
22. 22.Pick the right word: The table is made of ___. (a) wood (b) would
23. 23.Which prefix means “before”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
24. 24.What is the masculine of “headmistress”? (a) headmaster (b) uncle (c) king (d) host
25. 25.Which word means “not honest”? (a) mishonest (b) rehonest (c) prehonest (d) dishonest
26. 26.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) shout – yell
27. 27.Which prefix means “again”? (a) mis- (b) re- (c) pre- (d) un-
28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a whale is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) chick (d) cub
29. 29.Choose the best word: The road was so ___ that two buses could pass easily. (a) short (b) narrow (c) wide (d) dark
30. 30.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) ended (c) endings (d) endless
31. 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) friend – enemy
32. 32.Pick the right word: I bought a ___ of shoes. (a) pear (b) pair
33. 33.Choose the best word: It was very ___ outside, so we wore sweaters. (a) dry (b) hot (c) cold (d) sunny
34. 34.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ful (c) -less (d) -ly
35. 35.What does “precook” mean? (a) cook again (b) cook wrongly (c) not cook (d) cook before
36. 36.Fill the gap: A school is a group of ___. (a) cows (b) keys (c) ships (d) fish
37. 37.Make a compound word: fire + ___ (a) cup (b) pen (c) milk (d) fly
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) weight (b) wait
39. 39.Fill the gap: a ___ of bees (a) herd (b) swarm (c) fleet (d) pride
40. 40.Which is a compound word? (a) firefly (b) umbrella (c) running (d) teacher

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