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