MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 2 

Synonyms for "TO CONSIDER"

EXERCISE: Find synonyms for « to consider »:

1) to think

2) to think of

3) to think about

4) to think that

5) to think over

6) to contemplate

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 1 

Les verbes irréguliers en anglais qui se terminent en "ew" et "own" au prétérit et au participe passé

EXERCISE: 

Some of the simple past and past participle forms of these verbs end in : "ew" and "own" . Eg: To know- knEW- knOWN (synonym = to be familiar with) Spot them.

1) To grow (synonym = to arise)

2) To slay (synonym = to kill)

3) To try (synonym = to attempt)

4) To blow (synonym = to blast)

5) To draw (synonym = to sketch)

6) To show (synonym = to spread over)

7) To throw (synonym = to toss)

8) To fly (synonym = to wing) 

9) To sow (synonym = to scatter)

10) To flow (synonym = to circulate)

11) To sew (synonym = to stich)

12) To saw (synonym = to cut)

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 24 

Synonyms for "TO BEHOLD"

EXERCISE: Find (below) the synonyms for the verb "to behold" : 

1) To look at

2) To see

3) To watch

4) To look away

5) To observe

6) To stare at

7) To gaze at

8) To glance at

9) To face 

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 23 

Synonyms for "to decide to"

EXERCISE: Find (below) the synonyms for the verb « to decide to»

1) to make up

2) to make up one’s mind

3) to make a decision

4) to choose to

5) to give in

6) to resolve to

7) to opt for

8) to reach a decision

9) to decide on

10) to opt to

11) to go on 

12) to make a deal 

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 22 

Synonyms for …. FOR, TO ou IN? 

Exercice: avec quelle préposition pour traduire la phrase suivante« Je t'ai donné donné le chèque de 10€ ».

1) I gave you the cheque .......10€.

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 21 

Synonyms for …. IN SPITE OF ou DESPITE? 

Exercice: «  IN SPITE OF ou DESPITE? ».

1) ……..her suffering from a cold, at the moment,  she goes running everyday.

2) …….. the fact that she suffers from a cold, at the moment, she goes running everyday.

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 20

Synonyms for …. C’est un.e futur.e ........

Exercice: comment traduiriez-vous en anglais? « Il a 17 ans. C’est un futur étudiant ».

1) He is seventeen. He is a student.

2) He is seventeen. He is a student-to-be.

3) He is seventeen. He is a would-be-student.

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 19

Synonyms for …. SINCE, FOR, DURING ou AGO

EXERCICE: Il y a différentes façons de traduire  « Cela faisait une semaine qu’il avait repris le travail»:

1) He had not got back to work for weeks.

2) It was weeks since he had got back to work.

3) It had been weeks since he had got back to work.

4) It was one week since he had got back to work.

5) It had been a week since he had got back to work.

6)  He had got back to work for one week.

7) He had got back to work a/one week before.  

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 18

Synonyms for …. NE PLUS

EXERCICE: Il y a différentes façons de traduire  « je ne travaille plus la nuit »:

1) I no longer work at night

2) I still work at night.

3) I do not work at night any longer.

4) I work at night any longer. 

5) I do not work at night any more.

6) I do work at night any more.

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES SYNONYMES  en anglais _ Question 17

Synonyms for …. US students

Exercice: Comment traduire en anglais « étudiant de 2ème année»:

1) Sophomore

2) Freshman

3) Graduate

4) Postgraduate

5) Senior

6) Bachelor

7) Junior

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 16

Synonyms for …. 

EXERCISE: find synonyms for « some people wish they …… the lottery »:

1) ….. GAINED ……

2) … GOT …..

3) …. EARNED …….

4) ….. WON …….

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 15

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: find synonyms for « I used to commute »:

1)  I used to travel

2)  I used to travel to and from work

3)  I used to leave home and go to work and get back home in the evening

4)  I used to change

5)  I used to transform

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 14

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: comment traduiriez-vous en anglais « elle attend un bébé »:

1) she is awaiting a baby

2) she is waiting for a baby

3) she is expecting a baby 

4) she is pregnant with a baby

CORRIGES 

MINITESTS DE NIVEAU  _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 13

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: comment traduiriez-vous « je cultive des légumes dans mon jardin »:

1) i garden vegetables in my garden

2) i grow vegetables in my garden

3) i raise vegetables in my garden

4) i plant vegetables in my garden

5) i cultivate vegetables in my garden

6) i rise vegetables in my garden

CORRIGES 

MINITEST DE NIVEAU _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 12

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: comment traduiriez-vous « réveille-moi à 7 heures s’il te plaît »:

1) please, raise me up at 7 a.m

2) please, wake me up at 7 a.m

3) please, awake me at 7 a.m

4) please, awaken me at 7 a.m

5) please, waken me at 7 a.m

6) please, get me up at 7 a.m

CORRIGES 

MINITEST DE NIVEAU  _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 11

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: Find synonyms for « to consider »:

1) to think

2) to think of

3) to think about

4) to think that

5) to think over

6) to contemplate

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 10

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: Find synonyms for « to fathom »:

1) to figure out

2) to comprehend

3) to master

4) to grasp

5) to understand

6) to take the meaning of

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 9

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: Some of the irregular verbs below have the same simple past and past participle forms. Spot them.

Eg: To think - thought - thought. To breed - bred - bred To dream - dreamt - dreamt 

1) To strike - synonym: to hit

2) To seek - synonym: to look for

3) To shake - synonym: to tremble

4) To bring - synonym: to transport

5) To read - synonym: to peruse

6) To fight - synonym: to battle

6) To go - synonym: to depart

7) To hold - synonym: to grasp

8) To leap - synonym: to jump

9) To sell - synonym: to vend

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 8

Synonyms for ....

EXERCISE: the verbs « to manage to V+ infinitive », « to do it », « to make it », « to achieve », « to be successful », « to make it » mean:

1) to fail

2) to rise

3) to grow

4) to come to an end

5) to match

6) to succeed

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 7

Synonyms for "TO WONDER"

EXERCISE: "to wonder" means: 

1) To ask oneself

2) To tell

3) To be amazed

4) To say to oneself

5) To speculate

6) To admire

7) To marvel

8) To be startled

9) To be agape 

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 6

Synonyms for "TO BEHOLD"

EXERCISE: Find (below) the synonyms for the verb "to behold" : 

1) To look at

2) To see

3) To watch

4) To look away

5) To observe

6) To stare at

7) To gaze at

8) To glance at

9) To face 

CORRIGES 

DEFI DU WEEKEND _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 5

Synonyms for "to decide to"

EXERCISE: Find (below) the synonyms for the verb « to decide to»

1) to make up

2) to make up one’s mind

3) to make a decision

4) to choose to

5) to give in

6) to resolve to

7) to opt for

8) to reach a decision

9) to decide on

10) to opt to

11) to go on 

12) to make a deal 

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DEFI DE LA SEMAINE _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 4

« to say, to tell, to talk,to explain and to speak »

EXERCISE: People often mix up « to say, to tell, to talk,to explain and to speak ». Tick the CORRECT sentences. 

1) To talk to someone of something

2) To talk with someone of something

3) To say the time

4) To talk to someone about something

5) To talk something

6) To say someone how to …

7) To talk about something

8) To talk of something

9) To tell someone how to….

10) To tell someone something

11) To talk loud

12) To speak a language

13) To say something to someone 

14) To say someone something

15) To speak on the phone

16) To tell the time

17) To tell a story

18) To speak loud 

19) To explain someone something

20) To explain to somebody how to

21) To explain something to somebody

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DEFI DE LA SEMAINE _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 3

Les verbes  en anglais synonymes de "to learn"

EXERCISE: 

Which verbs are OPPOSITE in meaning to the irregular verb "to teach"? 

1) to learn

2) to gain information

3) to acquire mentally

4) to coach

5) to tutor

6) to explain 

7) to master

8) to assimilate

9) to lecture

10) to educate

11) to give information

12) to inform

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DEFI DE LA SEMAINE _  LES VERBES  en anglais _ Question 2

Les verbes irréguliers en anglais qui se terminent en "ew" et "own" au prétérit et au participe passé

EXERCISE: 

Some of the simple past and past participle forms of these verbs end in : "ew" and "own" . Eg: To know- knEW- knOWN (synonym = to be familiar with) Spot them.

1) To grow (synonym = to arise)

2) To slay (synonym = to kill)

3) To try (synonym = to attempt)

4) To blow (synonym = to blast)

5) To draw (synonym = to sketch)

6) To show (synonym = to spread over)

7) To throw (synonym = to toss)

8) To fly (synonym = to wing) 

9) To sow (synonym = to scatter)

10) To flow (synonym = to circulate)

11) To sew (synonym = to stich)

12) To saw (synonym = to cut)

Les bonnes réponses

DEFI DE LA SEMAINE _  LES VERBES  _ Question 1

Les verbes en anglais

EXERCISE: To remember..... or to remind.....? Tick the CORRECT wordings.

To remember to do something

To remind someone to do something

To remember doing something

To remember something

To remind to do something

To remind someone to something

To remember of something

To remind something to someone

To remember someone

To remind someone of something

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