Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 999 · 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 means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) walk (c) talk (d) listen
2. 2.What does “misuse” mean? (a) use wrongly (b) use before (c) use again (d) not use
3. 3.Add the suffix: run + er = ? (a) runnar (b) runer (c) runnor (d) runner
4. 4.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “wise”? (a) ancient (b) foolish (c) polite (d) brave
5. 5.Make a compound word: sea + ___ (a) rice (b) shore (c) chair (d) milk
6. 6.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) cheap – expensive (b) talk – speak (c) glad – happy (d) jump – leap
7. 7.Which word means “not agree”? (a) disagree (b) preagree (c) misagree (d) unagree
8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) happy – sad
9. 9.Fill the gap: A choir is a group of ___. (a) sticks (b) ships (c) singers (d) cows
10. 10.Make a compound word: pop + ___ (a) tree (b) shoe (c) pen (d) corn
11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) hot – cold
12. 12.Fill the gap: a ___ of mountains (a) flock (b) pride (c) swarm (d) range
13. 13.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quikly (b) quickley (c) quickely (d) quickly
14. 14.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) soften (b) softly (c) softness (d) softer
15. 15.Pick the right word: The postman brought the ___. (a) mail (b) male
16. 16.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky wrongly (b) not lucky (c) lucky again (d) lucky before
17. 17.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) brave – bold (b) quick – fast (c) big – large (d) brave – cowardly
18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
19. 19.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “sunset”? (a) window (b) question (c) journey (d) sunrise
20. 20.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) calf (b) kid (c) cub (d) gosling
21. 21.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) discheck (c) precheck (d) mischeck
22. 22.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rough – smooth (c) end – finish (d) quiet – silent
23. 23.Pick the right word: Please ___ quiet in class. (a) be (b) bee
24. 24.Which word means “not clear”? (a) disclear (b) preclear (c) unclear (d) misclear
25. 25.Fill the gap: a ___ of pearls (a) flock (b) herd (c) string (d) pride
26. 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – bold (c) shy – timid (d) tall – short
27. 27.Fill the gap: A flock is a group of ___. (a) sheep (b) keys (c) ships (d) lions
28. 28.Fill the gap: A swarm is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) bees (d) cows
29. 29.Fill the gap: A gang is a group of ___. (a) ships (b) grapes (c) thieves (d) cows
30. 30.Fill the gap: a ___ of mosquitoes (a) herd (b) swarm (c) bunch (d) pride
31. 31.Choose the best word: The ___ moon lit up the whole garden. (a) dark (b) tiny (c) bright (d) dull
32. 32.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) happy – glad (b) shout – yell (c) mend – repair (d) include – exclude
33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) push – pull (d) shout – whisper
34. 34.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “import”? (a) sink (b) arrive (c) borrow (d) export
35. 35.Pick the right word: My ___ is my mother’s sister. (a) ant (b) aunt
36. 36.Pick the right word: We ___ our bicycles to the park yesterday. (a) road (b) rode
37. 37.Choose the best word: The road was ___, so the bus moved slowly. (a) clear (b) crowded (c) wide (d) empty
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
39. 39.Make a compound word: every + ___ (a) milk (b) tree (c) pen (d) one
40. 40.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) rude (c) tired (d) hungry

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