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