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