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