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