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