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Synonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 11: Synonyms · Set 417 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
  2. 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) gift – present (d) up – down
  3. 3.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) rock (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) begin – finish (c) happy – sad (d) tall – short
  5. 5.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) slow (d) clever
  6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
  7. 7.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) rich (c) hungry (d) afraid
  8. 8.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) hard (c) sweet (d) early
  9. 9.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) caring (d) rude
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
  11. 11.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) chilly (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) quick (d) unhappy
  13. 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) early – late (c) ill – well (d) ill – sick
  14. 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) rich – poor (c) quick – slow (d) wet – dry
  15. 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
  16. 16.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) road (d) river
  17. 17.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) behind (c) beside (d) above
  18. 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
  19. 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) rich – poor
  20. 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – timid (d) shy – bold
  21. 21.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) pal (c) teacher (d) enemy
  22. 22.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) crawl (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) question (c) travel (d) reply
  24. 24.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) right (c) late (d) empty
  25. 25.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) below (c) behind (d) beside
  26. 26.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) hungry (b) tired (c) glad (d) rude
  27. 27.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) fix (b) laugh (c) choose (d) break
  28. 28.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) tired (c) loud (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) fat (c) short (d) rich
  30. 30.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) brave (c) busy (d) shy
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) repair (c) laugh (d) begin
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) end (d) jump
  33. 33.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) start (d) finish
  34. 34.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) simple (b) rude (c) hard (d) noisy
  35. 35.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) dry (b) warm (c) quick (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) kind (c) sick (d) well
  37. 37.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) dull (c) bright (d) wet
  38. 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) choose – select (d) give – take
  39. 39.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) wait (c) read (d) hurry
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) leaf (c) sand (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. shout – yell
  2. gift – present
  3. rock
  4. begin – start
  5. clever
  6. scared – afraid
  7. afraid
  8. hard
  9. caring
  10. cold – chilly
  11. chilly
  12. unhappy
  13. ill – sick
  14. quick – fast
  15. friend – pal
  16. road
  17. under
  18. big – large
  19. rich – wealthy
  20. shy – timid
  21. pal
  22. jump
  23. reply
  24. right
  25. below
  26. glad
  27. fix
  28. tired
  29. thin
  30. shy
  31. begin
  32. end
  33. start
  34. simple
  35. cold
  36. sick
  37. bright
  38. choose – select
  39. hurry
  40. stone

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