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