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