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