10th English Important Synonyms for Public Exam 2026.

10th English Important Material

SSLC Study Guide - Synonyms

Q 1-3 Synonyms

LESSON-1

• 1. Ledge - shelf
• 2. shrilly - high pitched
• 3. stretched - extended
• 4. plunge - dive
• 5. devour - swallow
• 6. mackerel - a sea fish
• 7. gnaw - chew
• 8. trot - jogged
• 9. whet - sharpened
• 10. beckoning - signalling

LESSON-2

• 1. hullabaloo - noise
• 2. patrolman - police officer
• 3. attic - storage space inside the roof
• 4. slamming - banging
• 5. gruffly - harshly
• 6. intuitively - spontaneously
• 7. whammed - threw
• 8. beveled - slope
• 9. rending - tearing to pieces
• 10. yanked - pulled

LESSON-3

• 1. circumnavigate - went around
• 2. indigenously - domestically
• 3. consonance - agreement
• 4. skipper - captain/master
• 5. expedition - journey/voyage
• 6. replenishment - restoration
• 7. apprehensive - anxious/fearful
• 8. contention - heated disagreement
• 9. auxiliary - additional/supportive
• 10. anticipate - expected

LESSON-4

• 1. bifurcated - divided
• 2. revive - refresh
• 3. soothing - comforting
• 4. dilated - enlarge
• 5. ascertained - verified
• 6. overwrought - tensed
• 7. crumbled - broken
• 8. spire - tower
• 9. unperturbed - undisturbed
• 10. affluent - wealthy
• 11. smacks - tastes

LESSON-5

• 1. grapple - wrestle/fight
• 2. dragon dictate - speech convert into text
• 3. gaze - stare
• 4. inclusion - co-operation
• 5. cloister - enclosed by

LESSON-6

• 1. chirping - sound/twitter
• 2. bustle - commotion
• 3. unison - harmony/relevant
• 4. rapping - striking
• 5. thumbed - shivered
• 6. cranky - strange
• 7. angelus - prayer

LESSON-7

• 1. gaunt - lean
• 2. twitched - shivered/jerked
• 3. contagious - infectious/spreading
• 4. groan - despair
• 5. plague - bacterial disease
• 6. bolted - closed
• 7. mantlepiece - around the fire place
• 8. half-crown - equal to two shillings
• 9. tongs - a device used for picking up
• 10. delirious - restlessness

Part-I (1 Mark Questions : 14 MARKS)

Question 1 to 3 : Synonyms
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words:

1. The mother seagull swooped upwards. (MDL-19)

a) leap b) rush c) move very quickly d) ascend

2. The attic has always been favourite with children. (MDL-19)

a) loft b) terrace c) apartment d) strong room

3. It is a 55-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India. (MDL-19)

a) fully b) collectively c) innately d) specially

4. It was the gaunt face staring from the bed that brought chill to my heart. (PTA-1)

a) fat b) round c) lean d) sad

5. When school began, there was a bustle. (PTA-1)

a) rush b) change c) noise d) confusion

6. They continue to grapple with the changes. (PTA-1)

a) settle b) fight c) move d) stop

7. How cranky he was. (PTA-2)

a) normal b) strange c) abnormal d) happy

8. His parents circled around raising a proud cackle. (PTA-2)

a) sharp noise b) blunt noise c) high pitch d) shout

9. Trying to revive old childhood memories may prove disappointing. (PTA-2)

a) review b) revitalize c) restore d) rescue

10. The spoilt child of affluent parents. (PTA-3,5)

a) influenced b) wealthy c) happy d) poor

11. Scraping his beak now and again to whet it. (PTA-3)

a) clean b) blunt c) sharpen d) wet

12. My contention was to make sure that we go by the rules. (PTA-3)

a) continuous effort b) disturbed effort c) unhappy effort d) strenuous effort

13. He was delirious. (PTA-4)

a) sick b) disappointed c) troubled d) forced

14. The whole family was laughing at his cowardice. (PTA-4)

a) strength b) bravery c) courage d) lack of bravery

15. My mother was asleep in one room upstairs, grandfather was in the attic. (PTA-4)

a) bedroom b) a room c) a space in the roof d) kitchen

16. World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is the best example of how... (PTA-5)

a) famous b) special c) popular d) unique

17. But something choked him. (PTA-5)

a) praised b) blocked c) answered d) encouraged

18. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath. (PTA-6)

a) large space b) narrow space c) small space d) deep area

19. He said in a hopeless tone of a despondent beagle. (PTA-6)

a) angry b) affluent c) despairing d) strong

20. They were apprehensive and supportive too. (PTA-6)

a) confident b) inquisitive c) anxious d) special