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