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