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