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 “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) end (d) jump
- 2.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) tall (b) rich (c) easy (d) difficult
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) tall – short (c) happy – sad (d) begin – start
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) stone – rock (c) win – lose (d) hot – cold
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
- 6.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) well (b) brave (c) kind (d) sick
- 7.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) tall (b) obedient (c) quiet (d) mischievous
- 8.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) fix (c) break (d) choose
- 9.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) beside (c) under (d) behind
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) come – go (b) win – lose (c) mend – break (d) mend – repair
- 11.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) shiny (c) dull (d) sad
- 12.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) bold (b) rich (c) quick (d) timid
- 13.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) begin (b) shout (c) finish (d) smile
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – timid (b) old – new (c) shy – bold (d) tall – short
- 15.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) kind (c) empty (d) heavy
- 16.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) kind (b) tiny (c) quiet (d) giant
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select
- 18.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) rich (d) quick
- 19.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) wet (b) dull (c) bright (d) soft
- 20.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) stone (b) sand (c) leaf (d) cloud
- 21.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) river (b) present (c) shout (d) smile
- 22.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) busy (b) poor (c) wealthy (d) clever
- 23.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) happy (d) quick
- 24.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 25.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) sleep (b) question (c) reply (d) travel
- 26.Which word means the same as “chilly”? (a) cold (b) warm (c) dry (d) quick
- 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 28.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) pal (d) stranger
- 29.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) rude (b) smart (c) lazy (d) tired
- 30.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) angry (b) little (c) brave (d) giant
- 31.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) repair (b) break (c) choose (d) laugh
- 32.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) rock (d) tree
- 33.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) wet (c) difficult (d) easy
- 34.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) lazy (c) tall (d) rude
- 35.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
- 36.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) quick (b) big (c) sad (d) thin
- 37.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) loud (c) fast (d) quiet
- 38.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) sleep (c) whisper (d) yell
- 39.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) quick (b) empty (c) angry (d) large
- 40.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) polite (b) sleepy (c) naughty (d) obedient
Answer key
- end
- easy
- begin – start
- stone – rock
- big – large
- sick
- mischievous
- fix
- under
- mend – repair
- shiny
- timid
- finish
- shy – timid
- quick
- giant
- choose – select
- unhappy
- bright
- stone
- present
- wealthy
- happy
- quick – fast
- reply
- cold
- cold – chilly
- pal
- smart
- little
- repair
- rock
- difficult
- caring
- road
- big
- quiet
- yell
- large
- naughty
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