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 pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) old – new (c) in – out (d) scared – afraid
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) tall – short (d) begin – finish
- 3.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) fix (d) choose
- 4.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) shy (b) busy (c) tall (d) brave
- 5.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) warm (c) quick (d) dry
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – slow (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) wet – dry
- 7.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) silent (b) angry (c) quick (d) noisy
- 8.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) clean (b) smile (c) choose (d) close
- 9.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) whisper (c) yell (d) sleep
- 10.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) kind (c) poor (d) tall
- 11.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) hard (b) early (c) easy (d) sweet
- 12.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) carry (d) select
- 13.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) leap (d) crawl
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – pal (c) push – pull (d) friend – enemy
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) up – down (d) open – shut
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) laugh – cry (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
- 19.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) repair (b) choose (c) break (d) laugh
- 20.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) bold (c) rich (d) timid
- 21.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) angry (c) quick (d) empty
- 22.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) little (b) brave (c) giant (d) angry
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) shy – bold (c) old – new (d) shy – timid
- 24.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) tired (b) proud (c) scared (d) lazy
- 25.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) thin (c) big (d) quick
- 26.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) walk (c) talk (d) eat
- 27.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) hard (c) simple (d) rude
- 28.Which word means the same as “hurry”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) rest (d) rush
- 29.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) glad (c) rude (d) hungry
- 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
- 31.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) under (c) behind (d) above
- 32.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) hungry (d) angry
- 33.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) difficult (c) easy (d) tall
- 34.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) quiet (c) fast (d) loud
- 35.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) lazy (c) bold (d) scared
- 36.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) stranger (c) cousin (d) friend
- 37.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) rich (c) thin (d) fat
- 38.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) slim (b) quick (c) tall (d) fat
- 39.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) difficult (b) kind (c) wet (d) easy
- 40.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) shout (c) river (d) smile
Answer key
- scared – afraid
- begin – start
- fix
- shy
- cold
- quick – fast
- silent
- close
- yell
- rich
- hard
- select
- leap
- friend – pal
- gift – present
- ill – sick
- big – large
- choose – select
- repair
- timid
- large
- little
- shy – timid
- scared
- big
- talk
- simple
- rush
- glad
- shout – yell
- under
- afraid
- easy
- quiet
- bold
- friend
- thin
- slim
- difficult
- present
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