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