miércoles, 8 de agosto de 2007

SYNONYMS

Synonym Similarity of adj beautiful 3 senses of beautiful

Sense
1 beautiful (vs. ugly) => beauteous => bonny, bonnie, comely, fair => dishy => exquisite => fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured => glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous => gorgeous => lovely => picturesque => pretty => pretty-pretty => pulchritudinous => ravishing => scenic => stunning => fair, sightly

Here are the two synonyms used in sentences:
The wall was made of rocks.
The wall was made of stones.

Synonyms Practice
Directions: Read each sentence. Circle the letter of the answer that has almost the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence.

1. That is a giant ant!
A. ogre
B. huge
C. pretty
5. The cat stole the food from the dog .A. ate B. took C. shoved
2. Please throw me the ball. A. toss B. bat C. slam
6. Many children enjoy homework! A. like B. want C. need
3. Santa has a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer .A. car B. cart C. sled
7. When I touched the car it felt very warm. A. rough B. hot C. hard

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