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