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