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