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