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