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