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