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