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