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