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Synonyms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the best synonym for the word in ALL CAPS.


Cold rain fell all day, making it a DISMAL Saturday afternoon.

a)

shining

b)

gloomy

c)

soggy

d)

red

2.

Choose the best synonym for the word in ALL CAPS.


The country cottage was just outside the QUAINT and beautiful town.

a)

ruined

b)

running

c)

charming

d)

suitable

3.

Choose the best synonym for the word in ALL CAPS.


The lost campers SWELTERED in the heat of the desert sun.

a)

sunbathed

b)

ate

c)

burned

d)

slept

4.

I DETECTED some sarcasm in your voice. Are you upset?

What is the synonym of DETECTED?

a)

noticed

b)

answered

c)

upset

d)

annoyed

5.

Choose the best synonym for the word in ALL CAPS.


Congress put a TARIFF on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

a)

tax

b)

price

c)

stamp

d)

prohibition

6.

It is UNORTHODOX for a girl to ask a boy for a dance.

a)

friendly

b)

acceptable

c)

unacceptable

d)

embarrassing

7.

Phyllis has won the spelling bee again. She excels in ORTHOGRAPHY.

a)

spelling

b)

mathematics

c)

numerics

d)

atristry

8.

The GENESIS of the motor vehicle came about many years ago.

a)

design

b)

accident

c)

colour

d)

creation

9.

A person who can't help taking things belonging to others is a KLEPTOMANIAC

a)

shrewd

b)

thief

c)

thinker

d)

maniac

10.

The Smiths were arrested and charged as the pieces of jewelry that they were selling were not AUTHENTIC.

a)

artificial

b)

fake

c)

platinum

d)

genuine

11.

Select the word that is NOT RELATED to the other words in the group.


liberated, released, restrained, freed

a)

liberated

b)

released

c)

restrained

d)

freed

12.

Select the word that is NOT RELATED to the other words in the group.


desolate, alone, occupied, deserted

a)

deserted

b)

occupied

c)

desolate

d)

alone

13.

It is CRUCIAL for students to study everyday after school.

a)

achieve

b)

defend

c)

essential

d)

confuse

14.

Tyler is an AMATEUR when it comes to playing chess.

a)

delicate

b)

believe

c)

accurate

d)

beginner

15.

The farmer reaped an ABUNDANT harvest, despite the drought.

a)

numerous

b)

beneficial

c)

believe

d)

connect

16.

If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!

a)

reduce

b)

follow

c)

behind

d)

extend

17.

We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall FOLIAGE.

a)

snow

b)

leaves

c)

hurricanes

d)

fruits

18.

The IMPUDENT boy was rude to the police officer.

a)

poor

b)

ill-mannered

c)

handsome

d)

handsome

19.

"Ugh! This is my best dress," WAILED Linda when she slipped in the mud.

a)

said

b)

fished

c)

whispered

d)

cried

20.

The cashier was DISCOURTEOUS to the customer.

a)

extremely kind

b)

animated

c)

rude

d)

helpful