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