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