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