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