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Synonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 11: Synonyms · Set 266 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
  2. 2.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) sleep (c) hurry (d) read
  3. 3.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) select (c) reject (d) carry
  4. 4.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) repair (c) choose (d) laugh
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) up – down
  6. 6.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) fat (d) slim
  7. 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – fast (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
  8. 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
  9. 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
  11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
  12. 12.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) noisy (c) angry (d) silent
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) happy – sad (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
  14. 14.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) fresh (d) loud
  15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – large (d) big – small
  16. 16.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) rude (d) caring
  17. 17.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) crawl (d) leap
  18. 18.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) angry (c) empty (d) clever
  19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
  20. 20.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) noisy (c) rude (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) empty (b) late (c) right (d) wrong
  22. 22.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
  23. 23.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) sand (d) leaf
  24. 24.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) jump (d) crawl
  25. 25.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) yell (d) smile
  26. 26.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) shout (c) choose (d) start
  27. 27.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) afraid (c) angry (d) rich
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) bright (b) soft (c) wet (d) dull
  29. 29.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) hungry (c) glad (d) tired
  30. 30.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) poor
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) tall (c) rich (d) easy
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) shout (c) finish (d) smile
  33. 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) shy – bold (c) old – new (d) tall – short
  34. 34.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) big (c) thin (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) stop (c) repair (d) begin
  36. 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) in – out
  37. 37.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) shiny (c) slow (d) dull
  38. 38.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) sweet (c) hard (d) easy
  39. 39.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) jump (b) gift (c) end (d) start
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) teacher (b) stranger (c) enemy (d) pal

Answer key

  1. cold – chilly
  2. hurry
  3. select
  4. repair
  5. stone – rock
  6. slim
  7. quick – fast
  8. shout – yell
  9. choose – select
  10. gift – present
  11. friend – pal
  12. silent
  13. begin – start
  14. tired
  15. big – large
  16. caring
  17. leap
  18. clever
  19. ill – sick
  20. simple
  21. right
  22. below
  23. stone
  24. jump
  25. yell
  26. start
  27. afraid
  28. bright
  29. glad
  30. wealthy
  31. easy
  32. finish
  33. shy – timid
  34. big
  35. begin
  36. scared – afraid
  37. shiny
  38. hard
  39. end
  40. pal

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