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