Synonyms Worksheet
Word tip (Swap test): Think of what the word means. Put each option in its place in a sentence: “The film will begin / start at six.” The synonym keeps the meaning the same. Opposites and unrelated words are not synonyms.
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- 1.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) wet (c) sad (d) kind
- 2.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) friend (c) cousin (d) enemy
- 3.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) read (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) wait
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) buy – sell
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) laugh – cry
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) rich – poor
- 7.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) ask (c) travel (d) answer
- 8.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) choose (c) carry (d) jump
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 11.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
- 12.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) quiet (b) rich (c) ill (d) fast
- 13.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) kind (d) loud
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) push – pull (d) shout – yell
- 15.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) quick (c) silent (d) angry
- 16.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) obedient (c) mischievous (d) tall
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) up – down
- 18.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) small (b) big (c) kind (d) loud
- 19.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) happy (c) quick (d) sleepy
- 20.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) little (c) brave (d) angry
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
- 22.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) giant (b) kind (c) tiny (d) quiet
- 23.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) above (c) behind (d) beside
- 24.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) difficult (b) wet (c) kind (d) easy
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – break (c) mend – repair (d) come – go
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) early – late
- 27.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) busy (c) brave (d) shy
- 28.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) rude (d) hard
- 29.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) gift (c) end (d) start
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – brave (c) scared – afraid (d) old – new
- 31.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) tall (c) difficult (d) rich
- 32.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
- 33.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) fat (c) short (d) thin
- 34.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) house (b) river (c) sky (d) street
- 35.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) leap (c) cry (d) crawl
- 36.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) walk (d) talk
- 37.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) smile (d) yell
- 38.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) wet (c) dull (d) bright
- 39.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) tall (b) quick (c) fat (d) slim
- 40.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) sweet (c) early (d) easy
Answer key
- sad
- friend
- hurry
- cold – chilly
- choose – select
- rich – wealthy
- answer
- choose
- gift – present
- friend – pal
- wet
- fast
- kind
- shout – yell
- silent
- mischievous
- stone – rock
- small
- happy
- little
- begin – start
- giant
- under
- difficult
- mend – repair
- ill – sick
- shy
- simple
- end
- scared – afraid
- easy
- quick – fast
- thin
- street
- leap
- talk
- yell
- bright
- slim
- hard
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