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