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