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