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