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