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) tall – short (b) shy – timid (c) shy – bold (d) old – new
- 2.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) sit (c) leap (d) cry
- 3.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) hard (b) rude (c) noisy (d) simple
- 4.Which word means the same as “caring”? (a) kind (b) loud (c) busy (d) lazy
- 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – select (c) choose – reject (d) give – take
- 6.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) empty (b) quick (c) heavy (d) kind
- 7.Which word means the same as “reply”? (a) smile (b) travel (c) answer (d) ask
- 8.Which word means the same as “select”? (a) refuse (b) jump (c) choose (d) carry
- 9.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) leaf (b) stone (c) sand (d) cloud
- 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) happy – sad (b) begin – finish (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
- 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – brave (b) in – out (c) old – new (d) scared – afraid
- 12.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) finish (b) begin (c) smile (d) shout
- 13.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) rich – poor (b) wet – dry (c) quick – fast (d) quick – slow
- 14.Which word means the same as “little”? (a) loud (b) kind (c) small (d) big
- 15.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) big – large (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) hot – cold
- 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) shout – whisper (c) shout – yell (d) push – pull
- 17.Which word means the same as “shout”? (a) smile (b) whisper (c) yell (d) sleep
- 18.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) sleepy (b) polite (c) naughty (d) obedient
- 19.Which word means the same as “leap”? (a) jump (b) sleep (c) crawl (d) sing
- 20.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) mend – break (b) win – lose (c) come – go (d) mend – repair
- 21.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) ill – sick (c) full – empty (d) ill – well
- 22.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) up – down (b) win – lose (c) hot – cold (d) stone – rock
- 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – pal (b) push – pull (c) friend – enemy (d) day – night
- 24.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) jump (d) end
- 25.Which word means the same as “simple”? (a) difficult (b) easy (c) rich (d) tall
- 26.Which word means the same as “huge”? (a) kind (b) tiny (c) quiet (d) giant
- 27.Which word means the same as “shut”? (a) choose (b) close (c) smile (d) clean
- 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) cold – chilly (b) buy – sell (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
- 29.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) tall (c) quick (d) unhappy
- 30.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) tired (b) hungry (c) glad (d) rude
- 31.Which word means the same as “naughty”? (a) obedient (b) quiet (c) mischievous (d) tall
- 32.Which word means the same as “answer”? (a) travel (b) sleep (c) question (d) reply
- 33.Which word means the same as “difficult”? (a) early (b) hard (c) easy (d) sweet
- 34.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) chilly
- 35.Which word means the same as “brave”? (a) lazy (b) scared (c) tiny (d) bold
- 36.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) kind (b) difficult (c) easy (d) wet
- 37.Which word means the same as “road”? (a) sky (b) river (c) house (d) street
- 38.Which word means the same as “shiny”? (a) dull (b) wet (c) bright (d) soft
- 39.Which word means the same as “rich”? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) clever (d) busy
- 40.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) quick (c) angry (d) empty
Answer key
- shy – timid
- leap
- simple
- kind
- choose – select
- quick
- answer
- choose
- stone
- begin – start
- scared – afraid
- finish
- quick – fast
- small
- big – large
- shout – yell
- yell
- naughty
- jump
- mend – repair
- ill – sick
- stone – rock
- friend – pal
- end
- easy
- giant
- close
- cold – chilly
- unhappy
- glad
- mischievous
- reply
- hard
- chilly
- bold
- difficult
- street
- bright
- wealthy
- large
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