Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

The name’s the same
Synonyms, II

Portland is the largest city in two states of the United States. What are these states?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Replace each underlined word with its synonym. Choose your answers from the words after the each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words. Some letters are provided.

1. The king’s rage at the bad news was terrifying to his people.

A. roar

E. anger

O. frown

2. I had to revise my story three times before I was happy with it.

N. research

U. illustrate

R. rewrite

3. A fence marks the boundary between our yard and our neighbor’s yard.

A. border

U. garden

O. conflict

4. Mark decided to remain in the library until his mother came to pick him up.

I. read

A. stay

E. study

5. The rocket’s powerful engines lifted it into space.

O. mighty

U. noisy

R. fantastic

6. A tsunami can grow to be an immense wave and cause great destruction.

S. alarming

E. ocean

I. gigantic

7. We had a marvelous time at the party.

N. wonderful

D. interesting

S. boring

8. It was hard to believe that the tiny puppy would one day grow to be a Saint Bernard.

J. cute

M. small

R. cuddly

9. With a ferocious snarl, the monster came toward us.

P. mysterious

G. fierce

S. gigantic

10. The argument quickly led to a conflict.

N. margin

D. fight

K. rage