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) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 4.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) rude (b) caring (c) tall (d) lazy
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 6.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) rich (c) difficult (d) tall
- 7.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) jump (c) start (d) end
- 8.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) clever (d) angry
- 9.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) large (c) angry (d) quick
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) give – take
- 11.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) talk (b) walk (c) listen (d) eat
- 12.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) smile (b) choose (c) clean (d) close
- 13.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) chilly (c) wet (d) hot
- 14.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) whisper (b) shout (c) sit (d) eat
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 16.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) healthy (c) ill (d) proud
- 17.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) shy (b) tall (c) busy (d) brave
- 18.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) brave (c) angry (d) little
- 19.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) answer (b) ask (c) smile (d) travel
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) day – night
- 21.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) choose (b) jump (c) refuse (d) carry
- 22.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) rich (d) tall
- 23.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) unhappy (c) tall (d) quick
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) gift – present
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – finish
- 27.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) glad (c) tired (d) hungry
- 28.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) noisy (c) hard (d) simple
- 29.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) lazy (c) loud (d) kind
- 30.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) weary (b) rich (c) fresh (d) quick
- 31.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) bold (c) lazy (d) scared
- 32.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) friend
- 33.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) finish (c) choose (d) start
- 34.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) happy (b) quick (c) sleepy (d) angry
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) big – large (d) fast – slow
- 36.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) sweet (c) hard (d) early
- 37.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
- 38.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) crawl (d) leap
- 39.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) leaf (d) sand
- 40.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) clever (d) poor
Answer key
- rich – wealthy
- shout – yell
- stone – rock
- caring
- scared – afraid
- easy
- end
- clever
- large
- choose – select
- talk
- close
- chilly
- shout
- cold – chilly
- ill
- shy
- little
- answer
- friend – pal
- choose
- rich
- unhappy
- ill – sick
- gift – present
- begin – start
- glad
- simple
- kind
- weary
- bold
- friend
- start
- happy
- big – large
- hard
- road
- leap
- stone
- wealthy
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