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