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