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