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