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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) kind (b) sad (c) busy (d) wet
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 3.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) ask (c) answer (d) smile
- 4.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) below (b) above (c) beside (d) behind
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) shy – timid
- 6.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) under
- 7.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
- 8.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) quick (c) fat (d) tall
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) open – shut (d) gift – present
- 10.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) choose (c) refuse (d) jump
- 11.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) repair (c) choose (d) laugh
- 12.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) difficult (c) kind (d) easy
- 13.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) choose (c) start (d) finish
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) big – large (c) hot – cold (d) big – small
- 15.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) rude (c) noisy (d) simple
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) push – pull (c) friend – pal (d) day – night
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) stone – rock (d) hot – cold
- 18.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) present (c) shout (d) smile
- 19.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) hard (c) early (d) easy
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
- 22.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) angry (c) brave (d) little
- 23.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) happy (b) tired (c) loud (d) fresh
- 24.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) tall (b) lazy (c) rude (d) caring
- 25.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) sick (c) kind (d) brave
- 26.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) afraid (c) hungry (d) rich
- 27.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) easy (b) difficult (c) tall (d) rich
- 28.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) leap (b) sit (c) crawl (d) cry
- 29.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) soft (b) wet (c) bright (d) dull
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
- 31.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) river (c) road (d) roof
- 32.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) rock
- 33.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) smile (c) choose (d) close
- 34.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) repair (d) stop
- 35.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) lazy (d) loud
- 36.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) sleepy (c) quick (d) happy
- 37.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) busy (d) clever
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
- 39.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) kind (b) giant (c) tiny (d) quiet
- 40.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) slow (b) clever (c) empty (d) angry
Answer key
- sad
- quick – fast
- answer
- below
- shy – timid
- under
- finish
- slim
- gift – present
- choose
- repair
- difficult
- start
- big – large
- simple
- friend – pal
- stone – rock
- present
- hard
- shout – yell
- begin – start
- little
- tired
- caring
- sick
- afraid
- easy
- leap
- bright
- ill – sick
- road
- rock
- close
- begin
- kind
- happy
- wealthy
- scared – afraid
- giant
- clever
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder