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