10th Synonyms (prose 1 to 6)

Choose appropriate synonym for the underlined words
The mother seagull swooped upwards.

• rush

• leap

• move quickly

• ascend

His parents circled around raising a proud cackle.

• sharp noise

• blunt noise

• high pitch

• shout

Scraping his beak now and again to whet it.

• clean

• blunt

• sharpen

• wet

The whole family was laughing at his cowardice.

• strength

• bravery

• courage

• lack of bravery

The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.

• narrow space

• large space

• small space

• deep area

The little seagull even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.

• chewed

• cackled

• swallowed

• craved

The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.

• happily

• sadly

• rigorously

• vainly

The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.

• inferior

• below

• higher

The seagull's father was preening the feathers on his white back.

• sliding

• licking

• cleaning

• throwing

The seagull had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it.

• swallow

• smell

• destroy

• bury