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