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