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