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 “yell”? (a) whisper (b) sit (c) shout (d) eat
- 2.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) lazy (b) smart (c) rude (d) tired
- 3.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) cry (b) leap (c) sit (d) crawl
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) early – late (d) ill – sick
- 7.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) break (b) choose (c) laugh (d) repair
- 8.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) big (c) sad (d) thin
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) old – new (c) tall – short (d) shy – timid
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – poor (d) rich – wealthy
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – river (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 12.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) hungry (c) glad (d) tired
- 13.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) smile (c) yell (d) sleep
- 14.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) clever (d) busy
- 15.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) angry (d) large
- 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 “stone”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) rock
- 18.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) choose (b) jump (c) carry (d) refuse
- 19.Which word means the same as “unhappy”? (a) busy (b) kind (c) wet (d) sad
- 20.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) easy (c) kind (d) difficult
- 21.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) pal (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) stranger
- 22.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) scared (b) lazy (c) tiny (d) bold
- 23.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) difficult (d) easy
- 24.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) rich (c) quick (d) timid
- 25.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) rush (b) sing (c) rest (d) eat
- 26.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) quick (d) warm
- 27.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) weary (d) quick
- 28.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) angry (c) rich (d) afraid
- 29.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) choose (c) fix (d) break
- 30.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) shout (c) smile (d) begin
- 31.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) angry (b) quick (c) happy (d) sleepy
- 32.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) friend (d) stranger
- 33.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
- 34.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) proud (b) healthy (c) ill (d) tall
- 35.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) busy (d) lazy
- 36.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) sand (b) stone (c) cloud (d) leaf
- 37.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) tired (d) loud
- 38.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) wait (b) read (c) hurry (d) sleep
- 39.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) noisy (c) simple (d) rude
- 40.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) unhappy (d) rich
Answer key
- shout
- smart
- leap
- scared – afraid
- cold – chilly
- ill – sick
- repair
- big
- shy – timid
- rich – wealthy
- gift – present
- glad
- yell
- wealthy
- large
- big – large
- rock
- choose
- sad
- difficult
- pal
- bold
- easy
- timid
- rush
- cold
- weary
- afraid
- fix
- finish
- happy
- friend
- friend – pal
- ill
- kind
- stone
- tired
- hurry
- simple
- unhappy
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder