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