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