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English Quiz - Improving Vocabulary 2 (Questions)

In this second quiz on 'Improving Vocabulary', you are going to get some more practice in using synonyms. A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word, for example: 'slow-sluggish'; 'hot-scorching' and 'angry-furious'.

When you play this 11-plus English quiz, you may not know the meaning of the word. Rather than guess, take a look at the four answers and see if you can find some that have the same meaning - these are likely to be incorrect answers. That way you can at least eliminate some.

By the way, it was once said by the Aragonese Jesuit and Baroque prose writer, Baltasar Gracián: “A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one." Do you agree?

1. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
gracious (adjective)
[ ] rude
[ ] polite
[ ] amiable
[ ] courteous
2. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
decline (noun)
[ ] decrease
[ ] improvement
[ ] deterioration
[ ] degeneration
3. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
invalid (adjective)
[ ] fallacious
[ ] untrue
[ ] valid
[ ] illogical
4. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
trivial (adjective)
[ ] unimportant
[ ] inconsequential
[ ] trifling
[ ] crucial
5. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
boredom (noun)
[ ] tedium
[ ] dullness
[ ] interest
[ ] monotony
6. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
violent (adjective)
[ ] vicious
[ ] pugnacious
[ ] aggressive
[ ] peaceful
7. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
lie (noun)
[ ] tall tale
[ ] fib
[ ] falsehood
[ ] truth
8. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
talkative (adjective)
[ ] loquacious
[ ] verbose
[ ] reticent
[ ] garrulous
9. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
intelligent (adjective)
[ ] brainless
[ ] bright
[ ] clever
[ ] brainy
10. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
concave (adjective)
[ ] depressed
[ ] convex
[ ] sunken
[ ] indented
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English Quiz - Improving Vocabulary 2 (Answers)
1. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
gracious (adjective)
[x] rude
[ ] polite
[ ] amiable
[ ] courteous
This is an antonym of 'gracious'
2. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
decline (noun)
[ ] decrease
[x] improvement
[ ] deterioration
[ ] degeneration
This is an antonym of 'decline'
3. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
invalid (adjective)
[ ] fallacious
[ ] untrue
[x] valid
[ ] illogical
This is an antonym of 'invalid'
4. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
trivial (adjective)
[ ] unimportant
[ ] inconsequential
[ ] trifling
[x] crucial
This is an antonym of 'trivial'
5. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
boredom (noun)
[ ] tedium
[ ] dullness
[x] interest
[ ] monotony
This is an antonym of 'boredom'
6. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
violent (adjective)
[ ] vicious
[ ] pugnacious
[ ] aggressive
[x] peaceful
This is an antonym of 'violent'
7. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
lie (noun)
[ ] tall tale
[ ] fib
[ ] falsehood
[x] truth
This is an antonym of 'lie'
8. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
talkative (adjective)
[ ] loquacious
[ ] verbose
[x] reticent
[ ] garrulous
This is an antonym of 'talkative'. Well done if you got this one right!
9. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
intelligent (adjective)
[x] brainless
[ ] bright
[ ] clever
[ ] brainy
This is an antonym of 'intelligent'
10. Which word is NOT a synonym of the word given?
concave (adjective)
[ ] depressed
[x] convex
[ ] sunken
[ ] indented
This is an antonym of 'concave'