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