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