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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) wet (b) chilly (c) slow (d) hot
- 2.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) shy – timid (c) tall – short (d) shy – bold
- 3.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) wet – dry (b) quick – fast (c) rich – poor (d) quick – slow
- 4.Which word means the same as “large”? (a) thin (b) sad (c) quick (d) big
- 5.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) sand (c) cloud (d) stone
- 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) friend – enemy (c) day – night (d) push – pull
- 7.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) win – lose (b) mend – repair (c) come – go (d) mend – break
- 8.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) fast – slow (c) big – small (d) big – large
- 9.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) clever (b) busy (c) poor (d) wealthy
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 11.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) kind (b) sick (c) well (d) brave
- 12.Which word means the same as “tiny”? (a) brave (b) little (c) angry (d) giant
- 13.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) yell (b) whisper (c) sleep (d) smile
- 14.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) open – shut (c) up – down (d) gift – present
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) push – pull (b) buy – sell (c) shout – yell (d) shout – whisper
- 16.Which word means the same as “mend”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) repair (d) choose
- 17.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) choose (b) laugh (c) fix (d) break
- 18.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) under (b) above (c) beside (d) behind
- 19.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) cry (c) leap (d) sit
- 20.Which word means the same as “start”? (a) laugh (b) begin (c) stop (d) repair
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) old – new (b) scared – afraid (c) in – out (d) scared – brave
- 22.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) travel (b) answer (c) smile (d) ask
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) rich – wealthy (c) light – dark (d) hard – soft
- 24.Which word means the same as “wealthy”? (a) rich (b) poor (c) kind (d) tall
- 25.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) big (d) small
- 26.Which word means the same as “stone”? (a) tree (b) rock (c) cloud (d) river
- 27.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) sing (b) crawl (c) sleep (d) jump
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – hot (b) buy – sell (c) cold – chilly (d) in – out
- 29.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) give – take (c) choose – select (d) choose – reject
- 30.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) easy (b) hard (c) early (d) sweet
- 31.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) select (c) carry (d) reject
- 32.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) difficult (c) wet (d) easy
- 33.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) friend (b) enemy (c) stranger (d) cousin
- 34.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) sad (b) dull (c) slow (d) shiny
- 35.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) street (b) house (c) sky (d) river
- 36.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) scared (c) bold (d) tiny
- 37.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) loud (b) tired (c) fresh (d) happy
- 38.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) stone – rock (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) up – down
- 39.Which word means the same as “friend”? (a) stranger (b) teacher (c) pal (d) enemy
- 40.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) empty (b) wrong (c) right (d) late
Answer key
- chilly
- shy – timid
- quick – fast
- big
- stone
- friend – pal
- mend – repair
- big – large
- wealthy
- begin – start
- sick
- little
- yell
- gift – present
- shout – yell
- repair
- fix
- under
- leap
- begin
- scared – afraid
- answer
- rich – wealthy
- rich
- small
- rock
- jump
- cold – chilly
- choose – select
- hard
- select
- difficult
- friend
- shiny
- street
- bold
- tired
- stone – rock
- pal
- right
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder