Synonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 11: Synonyms · Set 41 · 40 questions

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.

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

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