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) scared – brave (b) scared – afraid (c) old – new (d) in – out
- 2.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) river (b) house (c) sky (d) street
- 3.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) eat (b) whisper (c) shout (d) sit
- 4.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) repair (c) begin (d) stop
- 5.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) quiet (c) kind (d) giant
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) light – dark (c) rich – wealthy (d) rich – poor
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) up – down (c) gift – present (d) open – shut
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 9.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) sick (c) kind (d) brave
- 10.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) fresh (c) tired (d) happy
- 11.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) sad (b) quick (c) thin (d) big
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
- 13.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) begin (c) shout (d) smile
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) hot – cold (c) stone – rock (d) win – lose
- 15.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) whisper (b) sleep (c) yell (d) smile
- 16.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) fat (b) tall (c) quick (d) slim
- 17.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) jump (c) end (d) start
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) cold – hot (c) buy – sell (d) in – out
- 19.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) stranger (d) pal
- 20.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) jump (b) carry (c) choose (d) refuse
- 21.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) empty (b) large (c) angry (d) quick
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) push – pull (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
- 23.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) shiny (c) slow (d) sad
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) give – take (d) choose – reject
- 25.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) quick (b) silent (c) noisy (d) angry
- 26.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) crawl (b) sing (c) sleep (d) jump
- 27.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) quiet (d) rich
- 28.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) tall (c) rich (d) unhappy
- 29.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) busy (c) wealthy (d) clever
- 30.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) quiet (b) obedient (c) mischievous (d) tall
- 31.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) reject (c) carry (d) select
- 32.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) above (c) behind (d) below
- 33.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) question (b) travel (c) reply (d) sleep
- 34.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) wrong (c) empty (d) late
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – well (c) ill – sick (d) early – late
- 36.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) tall – short (b) begin – finish (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
- 37.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) shout (b) start (c) choose (d) finish
- 38.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) smile (c) river (d) present
- 39.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) rich (b) afraid (c) hungry (d) angry
- 40.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) quick (b) cold (c) dry (d) warm
Answer key
- scared – afraid
- street
- shout
- begin
- giant
- rich – wealthy
- gift – present
- big – large
- sick
- tired
- big
- friend – pal
- finish
- stone – rock
- yell
- slim
- end
- cold – chilly
- pal
- choose
- large
- shout – yell
- shiny
- choose – select
- silent
- jump
- quiet
- unhappy
- wealthy
- mischievous
- select
- below
- reply
- right
- ill – sick
- begin – start
- start
- present
- afraid
- cold
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