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