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 “huge”? (a) kind (b) giant (c) tiny (d) quiet
- 2.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) behind (b) beside (c) above (d) below
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) old – new
- 4.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) fresh (b) rich (c) quick (d) weary
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) rich – poor (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 6.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) kind (d) busy
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) begin – start (d) tall – short
- 8.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) scared (c) tiny (d) bold
- 9.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) crawl (c) leap (d) cry
- 10.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) reject (b) sleep (c) select (d) carry
- 11.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) angry (b) silent (c) quick (d) noisy
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) up – down
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) mend – repair (c) win – lose (d) come – go
- 14.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) kind (c) tall (d) poor
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) shout – whisper (c) buy – sell (d) push – pull
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) cold – chilly (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 17.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) smart (c) lazy (d) tired
- 18.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) sing (c) eat (d) rest
- 19.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) whisper (c) sleep (d) yell
- 20.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) repair (c) laugh (d) break
- 21.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) behind (c) above (d) beside
- 22.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) little (c) angry (d) giant
- 23.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) easy (d) difficult
- 24.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) chilly (c) wet (d) hot
- 25.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) river (b) tree (c) rock (d) cloud
- 26.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wet (d) soft
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
- 28.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) stop (c) begin (d) laugh
- 29.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) begin (d) finish
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 31.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) hurry (c) read (d) wait
- 32.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) smile (b) shout (c) present (d) river
- 33.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) wet (c) easy (d) difficult
- 34.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) loud (c) happy (d) tired
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) fast – slow (b) hot – cold (c) big – large (d) big – small
- 36.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) hungry (c) rich (d) afraid
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) rich – poor
- 38.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) quick (c) thin (d) big
- 39.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) eat (d) talk
- 40.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
Answer key
- giant
- below
- shy – timid
- weary
- quick – fast
- sad
- begin – start
- bold
- leap
- select
- silent
- gift – present
- mend – repair
- rich
- shout – yell
- cold – chilly
- smart
- rush
- yell
- repair
- under
- little
- easy
- chilly
- rock
- bright
- stone – rock
- begin
- finish
- friend – pal
- hurry
- present
- difficult
- tired
- big – large
- afraid
- rich – wealthy
- big
- talk
- choose – select
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