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