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