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