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