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