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