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