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Synonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 11: Synonyms · Set 979 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) quick – fast (b) wet – dry (c) quick – slow (d) rich – poor
  2. 2.Which word means the same as “afraid”? (a) proud (b) scared (c) tired (d) lazy
  3. 3.Which word means the same as “below”? (a) above (b) under (c) behind (d) beside
  4. 4.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) laugh – cry (b) choose – reject (c) give – take (d) choose – select
  5. 5.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) stone – rock (c) up – down (d) win – lose
  6. 6.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) friend – enemy (b) day – night (c) friend – pal (d) push – pull
  7. 7.Which word means the same as “bright”? (a) dull (b) sad (c) slow (d) shiny
  8. 8.Which word means the same as “easy”? (a) noisy (b) hard (c) rude (d) simple
  9. 9.Which word means the same as “jump”? (a) crawl (b) sit (c) cry (d) leap
  10. 10.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) buy – sell (b) cold – chilly (c) in – out (d) cold – hot
  11. 11.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) scared – afraid (b) scared – brave (c) old – new (d) in – out
  12. 12.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hard – soft (b) rich – wealthy (c) rich – poor (d) light – dark
  13. 13.Which word means the same as “choose”? (a) sleep (b) select (c) carry (d) reject
  14. 14.Which word means the same as “fast”? (a) kind (b) quick (c) heavy (d) empty
  15. 15.Which word means the same as “silent”? (a) rich (b) fast (c) quiet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word means the same as “cold”? (a) chilly (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  17. 17.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) gift – river (b) gift – present (c) open – shut (d) up – down
  18. 18.Which word means the same as “rock”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) sand (d) leaf
  19. 19.Which word means the same as “street”? (a) roof (b) road (c) river (d) garden
  20. 20.Which word means the same as “clever”? (a) tired (b) smart (c) rude (d) lazy
  21. 21.Which word means the same as “under”? (a) beside (b) behind (c) below (d) above
  22. 22.Which word means the same as “pal”? (a) friend (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) stranger
  23. 23.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) begin – finish (b) happy – sad (c) tall – short (d) begin – start
  24. 24.Which word means the same as “finish”? (a) gift (b) start (c) end (d) jump
  25. 25.Which word means the same as “big”? (a) large (b) angry (c) quick (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word means the same as “ill”? (a) brave (b) kind (c) well (d) sick
  27. 27.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) early – late (b) full – empty (c) ill – sick (d) ill – well
  28. 28.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) shout – yell (b) buy – sell (c) shout – whisper (d) push – pull
  29. 29.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) break (c) fix (d) choose
  30. 30.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) hot – cold (b) big – small (c) fast – slow (d) big – large
  31. 31.Which word means the same as “gift”? (a) present (b) river (c) shout (d) smile
  32. 32.Which word means the same as “thin”? (a) tall (b) fat (c) slim (d) quick
  33. 33.Which word means the same as “sick”? (a) ill (b) healthy (c) proud (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) obedient (b) sleepy (c) naughty (d) polite
  35. 35.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) rich (b) unhappy (c) tall (d) quick
  36. 36.Which word means the same as “weary”? (a) fresh (b) tired (c) loud (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word means the same as “end”? (a) shout (b) begin (c) smile (d) finish
  38. 38.Which word means the same as “correct”? (a) late (b) wrong (c) right (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word means the same as “hard”? (a) wet (b) easy (c) difficult (d) kind
  40. 40.Which word means the same as “happy”? (a) rude (b) glad (c) hungry (d) tired

Answer key

  1. quick – fast
  2. scared
  3. under
  4. choose – select
  5. stone – rock
  6. friend – pal
  7. shiny
  8. simple
  9. leap
  10. cold – chilly
  11. scared – afraid
  12. rich – wealthy
  13. select
  14. quick
  15. quiet
  16. chilly
  17. gift – present
  18. stone
  19. road
  20. smart
  21. below
  22. friend
  23. begin – start
  24. end
  25. large
  26. sick
  27. ill – sick
  28. shout – yell
  29. fix
  30. big – large
  31. present
  32. slim
  33. ill
  34. naughty
  35. unhappy
  36. tired
  37. finish
  38. right
  39. difficult
  40. glad

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