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