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 – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) in – out
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) hot – cold
- 3.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) obedient (c) mischievous (d) quiet
- 4.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) weary (c) fresh (d) rich
- 5.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) quiet (b) tiny (c) giant (d) kind
- 6.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) sand (c) leaf (d) cloud
- 7.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sleep (b) crawl (c) sing (d) jump
- 8.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) lazy (b) rude (c) caring (d) tall
- 9.Which word means the same as “begin”? (a) start (b) shout (c) finish (d) choose
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
- 11.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) beside (b) under (c) behind (d) above
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – reject (c) laugh – cry (d) choose – select
- 13.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) rude (b) noisy (c) hard (d) simple
- 14.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) short (b) fat (c) thin (d) rich
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) open – shut
- 17.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) smile (b) finish (c) shout (d) begin
- 18.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) refuse (c) choose (d) jump
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) begin – start (d) happy – sad
- 20.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) angry (c) slow (d) clever
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) rich – poor
- 22.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) loud (b) kind (c) lazy (d) busy
- 23.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) big (c) loud (d) small
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) shout – yell (c) buy – sell (d) shout – whisper
- 25.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) empty (c) heavy (d) quick
- 26.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) happy (c) quick (d) angry
- 27.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) sleep (b) whisper (c) yell (d) smile
- 28.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) behind (c) beside (d) below
- 29.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) tall (b) busy (c) brave (d) shy
- 30.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) street (b) river (c) house (d) sky
- 31.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) timid (b) bold (c) rich (d) quick
- 32.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) easy (c) sweet (d) hard
- 33.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) repair (d) break
- 34.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) close (b) smile (c) clean (d) choose
- 35.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) dry (c) hot (d) damp
- 36.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) tall (b) ill (c) healthy (d) proud
- 37.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) poor (b) kind (c) tall (d) rich
- 38.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) listen (b) talk (c) walk (d) eat
- 39.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) poor (c) busy (d) wealthy
- 40.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) right (b) late (c) empty (d) wrong
Answer key
- scared – afraid
- big – large
- mischievous
- weary
- giant
- stone
- jump
- caring
- start
- stone – rock
- under
- choose – select
- simple
- thin
- mend – repair
- gift – present
- finish
- choose
- begin – start
- clever
- quick – fast
- kind
- small
- shout – yell
- quick
- happy
- yell
- below
- shy
- street
- timid
- hard
- repair
- close
- damp
- ill
- rich
- talk
- wealthy
- right
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