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