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