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