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