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 “chilly”? (a) quick (b) warm (c) dry (d) cold
- 2.Which word means the same as “speak”? (a) eat (b) listen (c) walk (d) talk
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) quick – slow (c) quick – fast (d) wet – dry
- 4.Which word means the same as “talk”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) speak (d) hear
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – wealthy (b) rich – poor (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
- 7.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) clever (d) busy
- 8.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) healthy (b) tall (c) ill (d) proud
- 9.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) tall (b) unhappy (c) quick (d) rich
- 10.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) fix (d) choose
- 11.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) above (b) beside (c) below (d) behind
- 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) ill – well (b) early – late (c) full – empty (d) ill – sick
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – repair (b) mend – break (c) win – lose (d) come – go
- 14.Which word means the same as “tired”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) weary (d) fresh
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 16.Which word means the same as “slim”? (a) rich (b) thin (c) fat (d) short
- 17.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) sit (b) crawl (c) cry (d) leap
- 18.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – start (c) begin – finish (d) tall – short
- 19.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) above (c) behind (d) beside
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) cold – hot (d) in – out
- 21.Which word means the same as “smart”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) angry (d) clever
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) choose – reject (b) laugh – cry (c) give – take (d) choose – select
- 23.Which word means the same as “damp”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) dry (d) fast
- 24.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) shiny (d) dull
- 25.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) push – pull (c) shout – whisper (d) shout – yell
- 26.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) in – out (b) scared – afraid (c) scared – brave (d) old – new
- 27.Which word means the same as “kind”? (a) caring (b) rude (c) lazy (d) tall
- 28.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) glad (b) hungry (c) rude (d) tired
- 29.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) start (b) gift (c) jump (d) end
- 30.Which word means the same as “timid”? (a) brave (b) busy (c) tall (d) shy
- 31.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) soft (c) wet (d) bright
- 32.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) rich (b) difficult (c) easy (d) tall
- 33.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) giant (b) angry (c) little (d) brave
- 34.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) carry (b) choose (c) jump (d) refuse
- 35.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) open – shut (b) gift – present (c) gift – river (d) up – down
- 36.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) shout (b) river (c) smile (d) present
- 37.Which word means the same as “yell”? (a) shout (b) sit (c) eat (d) whisper
- 38.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) easy (c) difficult (d) wet
- 39.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) stop (b) laugh (c) begin (d) repair
- 40.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) garden (b) roof (c) river (d) road
Answer key
- cold
- talk
- quick – fast
- speak
- rich – wealthy
- stone – rock
- wealthy
- ill
- unhappy
- fix
- below
- ill – sick
- mend – repair
- weary
- big – large
- thin
- leap
- begin – start
- under
- cold – chilly
- clever
- choose – select
- wet
- shiny
- shout – yell
- scared – afraid
- caring
- glad
- end
- shy
- bright
- easy
- little
- choose
- gift – present
- present
- shout
- difficult
- begin
- road
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