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) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
- 3.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) tiny (b) bold (c) scared (d) lazy
- 4.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) reply (c) sleep (d) question
- 5.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) dry (d) wet
- 6.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) giant (c) little (d) brave
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – small (b) big – large (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 8.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) heavy (b) quick (c) kind (d) empty
- 9.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) walk (b) talk (c) eat (d) listen
- 10.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) smile (c) river (d) shout
- 11.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) begin (c) shout (d) finish
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) full – empty
- 13.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) sweet (b) early (c) hard (d) easy
- 14.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) tall (b) kind (c) poor (d) rich
- 15.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) sand (c) leaf (d) cloud
- 16.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) smart (b) rude (c) tired (d) lazy
- 17.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) end (c) start (d) jump
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) old – new (d) scared – brave
- 21.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) busy (c) poor (d) clever
- 22.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) stranger (d) friend
- 23.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) leap (d) crawl
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) rich – poor (d) quick – fast
- 25.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) loud (d) damp
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) mend – break (d) come – go
- 27.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) day – night (c) friend – enemy (d) friend – pal
- 29.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) wrong (b) right (c) late (d) empty
- 30.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) begin (c) laugh (d) repair
- 31.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – present (b) open – shut (c) gift – river (d) up – down
- 32.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) timid (d) bold
- 33.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) small (d) big
- 34.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) hungry (b) afraid (c) rich (d) angry
- 35.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) unhappy (b) rich (c) quick (d) tall
- 36.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) empty (c) angry (d) quick
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
- 38.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) river (b) rock (c) cloud (d) tree
- 39.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) tall (c) proud (d) healthy
- 40.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) easy (d) difficult
Answer key
- shout – yell
- stone – rock
- bold
- reply
- wet
- little
- big – large
- quick
- talk
- present
- finish
- ill – sick
- hard
- rich
- stone
- smart
- end
- begin – start
- shy – timid
- scared – afraid
- wealthy
- friend
- leap
- quick – fast
- damp
- mend – repair
- below
- friend – pal
- right
- begin
- gift – present
- timid
- small
- afraid
- unhappy
- large
- cold – chilly
- rock
- ill
- easy
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