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