Question

word study using a thesaurus
a thesaurus is a reference book that lists words
with their synonyms. sometimes it also lists
autonyms. you can use a thesaurus to find more
interesting or more exact words for a given word.
read this sentence: the man will leave his job as
a teacher to retire. then look at the thesaurus entry
for leave. look for a synonym that can replace leave
to improve the sentence.
think about the synonyms depart and resign. depart means \to go away, typically to
start a journey,\ and resign (page 81) means \to give up a job or position.\ of these
two synonyms, resign is the better replacement for leave.
practice look up each boldface entry word in a thesaurus. then write
two additional synonyms for the entry.

1. cold chilly, wintry, frosty,
2. make build, create, assemble,
3. surprise amaze, startle, astound,
4. leave depart, desert, resign,

apply replace each boldface word with a synonym from the thesaurus
entries above. write the word on the line.

1. it was cold the week before my swimming party.
2. if i accidentally drop a book, i will surprise the readers in the library.
3. the artist likes to make works of art out of wire.
4. the buses leave the terminal at 9:10 p.m.
5. the weather turned cold as the autumn season came to an end.
6. the gardener will make a shed for all her gardening tools.

write a sentence about something that you did today. then exchange sentences
with a partner. look for words in the sentence that could be more exact or more
interesting. use a thesaurus if you need to.

Explanation:

For the "PRACTICE" section, we need to recall common synonyms for the given words. For "cold", "icy" and "frigid" are common synonyms. For "make", "fabricate" and "construct" are appropriate. For "surprise", "flabbergast" and "dumbfound" work. For "leave", "quit" and "withdraw" are suitable.

For the "APPLY" section:

• In sentence 5, "chilly" can replace "cold" as it fits the context of a swimming - party (a less extreme cold than some other synonyms).
• In sentence 6, "startle" is a good replacement for "surprise" when referring to the reaction of readers in a library (a sudden reaction).
• In sentence 7, "create" is a synonym for "make" that is often used in the context of art.
• In sentence 8, "depart" is a more formal and appropriate synonym for "leave" when talking about buses and a terminal.
• In sentence 9, "wintry" can replace "cold" as it relates to the autumn - to - end context (implying a cold that is season - appropriate).
• In sentence 10, "build" is a good synonym for "make" when referring to constructing a shed.

Answer:

PRACTICE

1. icy, frigid
2. fabricate, construct
3. flabbergast, dumbfound
4. quit, withdraw

APPLY

1. chilly
2. startle
3. create
4. depart
5. wintry
6. build