Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

Fearsome sea creature
Synonyms, I

A synonym is a word that has the same or about the same meaning as another word.

1. gigantic (adj): big; huge; massive

Many dinosaurs were gigantic creatures.

2. liberty (n): freedom; independence

The colonists fought for liberty during the Revolutionary War.

3. outstanding (adj): noteworthy; famous; important

Jason made an outstanding catch in the baseball game.

4. awkward (adj): clumsy; ungraceful

Maria felt awkward learning the new dance.

5. common (adj): usual; frequent

Freezing temperatures are common in winter.

6. cute (adj): pretty; attractive

Everyone loved the cute little kitten.

7. entire (adj): whole; complete

We spent our entire vacation in Florida.

8. divide (v): separate; split

We will divide the bill for lunch equally.

9. startle (v): alarm; frighten

Lightning and thunder will startle the puppy.

10. comical (adj): funny; amusing

The clown’s act was comical.

Vocabulary Tip

A thesaurus is an excellent resource for finding synonyms.

1.1 Fearsome sea creature

This sea creature is one of the world’s most fearsome predators. What is it?

To answer the question, match each word on the left with its synonym on the right. Write the letter of each answer in the space above the word’s number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.