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