Kamis, 24 November 2011

CAN YOU FIND THE SYNONYM?

In many test, finding the synonym include in  learning vocabularies.  Students always feel that it is difficult to choose the words which have similar meaning.  Doing a lot of practice will enrich their vocabularies.  Here some practice to improve the skill.

Directions: Read each item. Choose the answer that means the same or about the same as the underlined word

Lesson 1: Synonyms
1. automobile show
     A    train           car          C   plane               D   wagon                                            

2. faint cry
      A   soft            B loud          sad                  D   angry

3. ordinary day
      A   strange      B   memorable        C   rainy    D    usual

4. The castle flew a bright banner.
      A   cloud          B    flag        C   balloon           D    talk

5. She found the store entrance.
     A    cart             B   cashier   C   doorway         D    stairs

6. Zip was a strange creature.
      A    floor           B    animal      C   cloth             D   doctor

7. delicious pie
     A    salty           B    bad           C   gentle          D    tasty

8. She picked a meadow flower.
     A    iceberg       B    swamp     C    field             D    forest

9. attend a conference
     A    party           B   game        C    meeting       D    race

10. beautiful painting
     A     pretty         B   interesting   C   colorful       D   light








11. repair the car
     A     clean         B    drive         C     fix               D     sell

12. thin slice
      A    short         B   skinny        C     long            D    wide

13. To rush through your homework is to —
     A     relax          B    slow          C    finish           D    hurry
14. Raw vegetables are —
     A    uncooked          B    green           C    smelly              D   young

15. A dim light bulb is —
      A     dull                  B    bright            C   unintelligent      D    new

16. To walk quickly is to walk —
      A      confidently     B   carefully          C   rapidly             D     happily

17. fast vehicle
       A     runner            B   animal            C    car                   D     computer

18. To be healthy is to be —
       A     slow               B    well                C    active               D     ill

19.  successful corporation
       A     business        B    team              C    person             D      country

20. skilled laborer
       A     musician        B     professor       C    worker              D     relative

21. tiny particle
       A     animal           B     package         C    piece                D    gift

22. a desert region
       A     area               B     culture           C     religion             D     plant

23. An imaginary story is —
       A     biographical    B    fictional         C     actual              D     humorous

24. To interpret is to —
       A     organize          B    adjust            C    catch               D     explain

25. To pave is to —
       A     cover               B    hide              C     recycle             D     fly 

26. An affectionate person is —
       A     hostile             B    adorable       C    Cloving              D     ill

27. a small dwelling
        A     school            B    home            C    suburb              D      tribe

28. Fascinating means —
        A   disturbing        B    annoying       C     pleasant          D      interesting

29. tiresome job
         A     hurried          B    slow              C    tedious              D     dim
 
30. arrogant man
        A      heavy           B      proud           C   cunning              D     humble

31. surly individual
         A     wild              B     anxious         C    gruff                  D     calm

32. agile body
         A     clumsy         B    heavy            C     nimble               D     thin

33. To be in the midst is to be in the —
         A    center           B    dark               C   crowd                 D    outskirts

34. A person in peril is in —
         A    clothing        B     safety            C    luck                    D    danger

35. To thrive is to —
        A     withdraw      B      wither           C     prosper              D    participate

36. An ally is a —
       A     metal            B     friend            C     neighbor            D      enemy

37. cheap gift
      A     generous       B     stingy           C    expensive          D     charitable

38. A frank answer is —
      A     short              B     honest          C     long                   D      complicated

39. Prolong the agony
      A     stretch           B    shorten          C     stop                   D      postpone

40. Scour the tub
      A      preserve       B     fill                  C    scrub                  D      lug

41. Unruly behavior
      A      ridiculous     B     obedient        C     calm                  D      willful

42. Concealed the evidence
      A     avoided        B      revealed        C     hidden               D     examined

43. Her bias was plain to see. Bias means —
      A      point of view     B      loss          C     wisdom                 D     slip

44. The boy had a hunch. A hunch is a —
       A      feeling        B      bad attitude   C    hump                    D     cramp
 
45. The professor rambled. Rambled means —
       A     to get lost     B      babbled          C    argued                D     stopped
46. The twins mustered their courage. Mustered means —

       A      lost              B       faked             C     proclaimed         D     gathered

47. Complete the assignment.
        A      task             B      assistant        C    design                 D    office

48. Focus your attention.
        A      fluctuate      B      irritate            C     compile               D    concentrate

49. good publicity
        A       appreciation   B    public attention            C    publisher       D    celebrity

50. Tom waited anxiously for the announcement. Anxiously means —
        A       nervously       B     without concern          C quickly            D     with anger

Now let's get synonym of these words, I hope that it will help you to improve your vocabs
a.to attain
b. to spend
c. equipment
d. amenities
e. enquiry
f. eclipse
g. to maintain
h. to sustain
i. to improve
j. hang adorment
k. mature
l. grow up
m. increase
n. puberty
o. ovulation
p. to exhale
q. to breath in
r. to escape
s. to puncture

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