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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) in – out (c) scared – afraid (d) scared – brave
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) shout – yell
- 4.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) hear (c) sleep (d) run
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) begin – finish
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
- 8.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) rude (c) noisy (d) hard
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) give – take (c) choose – reject (d) laugh – cry
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 13.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) refuse (c) choose (d) carry
- 14.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) stop (d) begin
- 15.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) cloud (c) leaf (d) stone
- 16.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) quick (c) angry (d) empty
- 17.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) clean (c) smile (d) choose
- 18.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) big (d) small
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) come – go (c) mend – repair (d) win – lose
- 20.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) river (c) garden (d) roof
- 21.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) fast (b) quiet (c) loud (d) rich
- 22.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) fast (d) wet
- 23.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) warm (c) quick (d) cold
- 24.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) busy
- 25.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) proud (c) scared (d) lazy
- 26.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) loud (d) kind
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
- 28.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sleep (c) sing (d) crawl
- 29.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) happy (b) angry (c) quick (d) sleepy
- 30.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) fat (b) short (c) thin (d) rich
- 31.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) carry (c) reject (d) sleep
- 32.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) shout (b) sit (c) whisper (d) eat
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
- 34.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 35.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) hear (d) speak
- 36.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) hard (c) easy (d) sweet
- 37.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) wet (b) kind (c) busy (d) sad
- 38.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) damp (d) loud
- 39.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) angry (b) slow (c) empty (d) clever
- 40.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) yell (d) sleep
Answer key
- scared – afraid
- big – large
- shout – yell
- speak
- begin – start
- shy – timid
- ill – sick
- simple
- quick – fast
- choose – select
- rich – wealthy
- friend – pal
- choose
- begin
- stone
- large
- close
- small
- mend – repair
- road
- quiet
- wet
- cold
- wealthy
- scared
- kind
- gift – present
- jump
- happy
- thin
- select
- shout
- cold – chilly
- stone – rock
- speak
- hard
- sad
- damp
- clever
- yell
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