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