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) friend – pal (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) push – pull
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – poor (c) rich – wealthy (d) light – dark
- 3.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) silent (c) noisy (d) quick
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
- 5.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) angry (c) empty (d) quick
- 6.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) late (b) empty (c) right (d) wrong
- 7.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) carry (c) refuse (d) choose
- 8.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) clean (d) close
- 9.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
- 10.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) sand (c) stone (d) leaf
- 11.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) tired (b) happy (c) loud (d) fresh
- 12.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) hurry (b) sleep (c) wait (d) read
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) full – empty
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
- 17.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) wet (d) sad
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 19.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) break (d) fix
- 20.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) choose (b) shout (c) finish (d) start
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) tall – short (c) begin – finish (d) begin – start
- 23.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) wet (d) cold
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 25.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) reply (c) question (d) travel
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 27.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) repair
- 28.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) easy (c) difficult (d) wet
- 29.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) road (b) river (c) roof (d) garden
- 30.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) sweet (c) easy (d) early
- 31.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) crawl (d) jump
- 32.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) big (b) thin (c) quick (d) sad
- 33.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
- 34.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) rich (c) angry (d) hungry
- 35.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) busy (b) brave (c) shy (d) tall
- 36.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) whisper (c) sleep (d) yell
- 37.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) eat (c) sing (d) rest
- 38.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) hear (c) speak (d) run
- 39.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) quick (d) unhappy
- 40.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) tall (c) quiet (d) mischievous
Answer key
- friend – pal
- rich – wealthy
- silent
- shout – yell
- large
- right
- choose
- close
- small
- stone
- tired
- hurry
- ill – sick
- choose – select
- shy – timid
- stone – rock
- sad
- cold – chilly
- fix
- start
- big – large
- begin – start
- wet
- scared – afraid
- reply
- quick – fast
- repair
- difficult
- road
- hard
- jump
- big
- finish
- afraid
- shy
- yell
- rush
- speak
- unhappy
- mischievous
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