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