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Synonyms Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. choose
  2. damp
  3. select
  4. stone – rock
  5. quiet
  6. caring
  7. scared – afraid
  8. clever
  9. stone
  10. right
  11. friend – pal
  12. thin
  13. rich – wealthy
  14. big
  15. below
  16. quick – fast
  17. begin – start
  18. chilly
  19. smart
  20. road
  21. cold – chilly
  22. shy – timid
  23. close
  24. gift – present
  25. fix
  26. choose – select
  27. ill
  28. wealthy
  29. rush
  30. jump
  31. sick
  32. large
  33. giant
  34. leap
  35. begin
  36. simple
  37. answer
  38. hard
  39. tired
  40. ill – sick

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