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 “easy”? (a) rude (b) noisy (c) simple (d) hard
- 2.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) repair (b) stop (c) begin (d) laugh
- 3.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) speak (b) sleep (c) run (d) hear
- 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) light – dark (b) rich – poor (c) hard – soft (d) rich – wealthy
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) day – night (d) friend – enemy
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) in – out (c) cold – hot (d) cold – chilly
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) full – empty (b) ill – sick (c) early – late (d) ill – well
- 8.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) quick (b) empty (c) heavy (d) kind
- 9.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) come – go (d) win – lose
- 11.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) happy (c) loud (d) tired
- 12.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) big (b) loud (c) kind (d) small
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) old – new (c) scared – brave (d) scared – afraid
- 14.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) lazy (b) busy (c) loud (d) kind
- 15.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) road (c) river (d) garden
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) up – down (c) hot – cold (d) win – lose
- 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shy – bold (b) tall – short (c) shy – timid (d) old – new
- 18.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) stranger (b) enemy (c) friend (d) cousin
- 19.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
- 20.Which word means the same as “wet”? (a) loud (b) dry (c) damp (d) hot
- 21.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) sick (b) well (c) kind (d) brave
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) gift – river
- 23.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) river (b) street (c) house (d) sky
- 24.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) unhappy (b) rich (c) tall (d) quick
- 25.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) obedient (c) naughty (d) polite
- 26.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sleep (c) sing (d) crawl
- 27.Which word means the same as “glad”? (a) sleepy (b) angry (c) quick (d) happy
- 28.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wet (d) soft
- 29.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) late (b) right (c) empty (d) wrong
- 30.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) rich (b) fresh (c) quick (d) weary
- 31.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) tiny (b) quiet (c) kind (d) giant
- 32.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) scared (c) tired (d) lazy
- 33.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) fix (c) choose (d) break
- 34.Which word means the same as “quiet”? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) quick (d) angry
- 35.Which word means the same as “rush”? (a) sleep (b) wait (c) read (d) hurry
- 36.Which word means the same as “shy”? (a) quick (b) timid (c) rich (d) bold
- 37.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) hot – cold (d) fast – slow
- 38.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) chilly (d) hot
- 39.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) give – take (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) laugh – cry
- 40.Which word means the same as “quick”? (a) ill (b) quiet (c) fast (d) rich
Answer key
- simple
- begin
- speak
- rich – wealthy
- friend – pal
- cold – chilly
- ill – sick
- quick
- quick – fast
- mend – repair
- tired
- small
- scared – afraid
- kind
- road
- stone – rock
- shy – timid
- friend
- shout – yell
- damp
- sick
- gift – present
- street
- unhappy
- naughty
- jump
- happy
- bright
- right
- weary
- giant
- scared
- fix
- silent
- hurry
- timid
- big – large
- chilly
- choose – select
- fast
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