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