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