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