Syno

nym
s

rescue
gift
Can you match these synonyms together?
present
save
1.
sad
a)
close
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

little
fast
boat
begin
road
large
end
sleepy
closed
sea
right
midday
difficult
middle
near
stone
smart
easy
chair
sick
sound
wash
leave

b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
p)
q)
r)
s)
t)
u)
v)
w)
x)

Example: 1X

ship
noon
start
seat
hard
street
rock
centre
big
noise
finish
clever
go
quick
tired
simple
small
shut
ill
clean
ocean
correct
unhappy

Complete these sentences using the synonyms 1-24 opposite.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.

I was frightened because she was driving too _______

We had to be back at the office by ______
I usually __________ my dinner with a starter.
I had to go to bed early because I was so _________
The film made me cry it was so _________
I can speak just a ___________ Italian, not much.
When she arrived at the party she looked so ________
They have a lovely country house made of ________
Have I got time to have a ________ before lunch?
By the time I got to the bank it was ___________
I wanted to sit down but I couldnt find a __________
They live in a _________ house by the sea.
Excuse me, can I ________ now?
When we have enough money were going to buy a ______
I was terrified; I was standing right in the _________ of a
herd of sheep.
We live quite ________ London, its only 15 kilometres away.
The museum is just at the end of the ________
Did you hear that ________? What on earth can it be?
I feel a bit ________, I think Ill lie down for a moment.
We didnt know who the murderer was until the ______ of the
film.
They werent sure what the __________ thing to do was.
Its not __________ choosing a career nowadays, is it?
They got lost out at _________ and it took them hours to
find their way back to land.
I hope you didnt find this exercise too _____________

KEY
2r
3o
4b
5d
6g
7j
8l
9p
10s
11v
12w
13c
14f
15i
16a
17h
18m
19q
20e
21t
22k
23u
24n

1. fast
2. midday
3. begin
4. sleepy
5. sad
6. little
7. smart
8. stone
9. wash
10. closed
11. chair
12. large
13. leave
14. boat
15. middle
16. near
17. road
18. sound
19. sick
20. end
21. right
22. easy
23. sea
24. difficult