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