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