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