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