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 “simple”? (a) tall (b) difficult (c) easy (d) rich
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) hard – soft (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
- 3.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) angry (b) empty (c) large (d) quick
- 4.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) smile (d) yell
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) gift – river
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) shout – whisper (d) buy – sell
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
- 8.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) walk (c) listen (d) talk
- 9.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) kind (c) empty (d) heavy
- 10.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) fix (b) choose (c) break (d) laugh
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – select (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 12.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) friend
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 14.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) rich (c) kind (d) tall
- 15.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) kind (c) busy (d) loud
- 16.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) finish (b) choose (c) start (d) shout
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) in – out (c) cold – chilly (d) buy – sell
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) win – lose (d) stone – rock
- 19.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) select (b) sleep (c) carry (d) reject
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
- 21.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) loud (c) damp (d) hot
- 22.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) jump (d) crawl
- 23.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) dull (c) sad (d) shiny
- 24.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) clever (b) angry (c) empty (d) slow
- 25.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) repair (c) laugh (d) begin
- 26.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) question (c) reply (d) sleep
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – start (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
- 28.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) chilly
- 29.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) thin (b) fat (c) short (d) rich
- 30.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) rich (d) unhappy
- 31.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) angry (b) afraid (c) rich (d) hungry
- 32.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) loud (d) fast
- 33.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) sand (c) stone (d) cloud
- 34.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) hear (b) sleep (c) speak (d) run
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
- 36.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) happy (c) tired (d) fresh
- 37.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) smile (c) choose (d) clean
- 38.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) late (b) empty (c) wrong (d) right
- 39.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) house (c) street (d) river
- 40.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) noisy (c) hard (d) simple
Answer key
- easy
- rich – wealthy
- large
- yell
- gift – present
- shout – yell
- big – large
- talk
- quick
- fix
- choose – select
- friend
- friend – pal
- rich
- kind
- start
- cold – chilly
- stone – rock
- select
- scared – afraid
- damp
- jump
- shiny
- clever
- begin
- reply
- begin – start
- chilly
- thin
- unhappy
- afraid
- quiet
- stone
- speak
- quick – fast
- tired
- close
- right
- street
- simple
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