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