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