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