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