Synonyms (Easy)

Vocabulary points to take away:


dear
costing a lot
Don’t you think that two pounds for a bag of sugar is rather dear?


expensive
costing a lot of money
£150! That’s so expensive for a handbag!


pricey (informal)
costing a lot of money
The clothes in that shop are a bit pricey. I think I’ll just try the market.


bizarre
strange in an unusual, sometimes interesting way
So there I was, interviewing the person who’d been my greatest hero at school. It was quite bizarre.


odd
not quite right
There’s something a bit odd about Jack. He won’t look at you when you speak to him.


strange
different from normal
June really is quite strange sometimes. When you see her, she sometimes says hello and smiles and
then other times she completely ignores you!


unusual
not normal or different from other people or things
The shark steak had quite an unusual flavour. I had never tasted anything like it before.


weird
strange or unexpected
There were some really weird noises last night. Do you think this house might be haunted!?


amusing
funny or entertaining
There was an amusing article on the how parents are having to ask their young children to help
them switch on their tablets and TVs.


comical
funny in a silly way
The hat on his head made him look quite comical.


funny
making you laugh
Ouch! Don’t laugh. It’s not funny!


hilarious
very funny, enough to make you laugh out loud
His jokes were hilarious. I laughed all night.


humorous
funny enough to make you smile
The Queen showed the more humorous side to her nature when she took part in the James Bond
sketch in the 2012 opening ceremony to the Olympics.


priceless
really amusing
The look on his face was priceless when I told him it was me who’d got the job and not him.


expression
appearance on someone’s face showing what they think or feel
The teacher realised from the expression on the students’ faces that they hadn’t understood.


look
appearance on someone’s face showing what they think or feel
I could tell by the look on her face that she was really hurt by what I’d said.

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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. Im Catherine…

Finn

And Im Finn. And Catherine, I see youve got new phone there. Was it expensive?

Catherine

It was a bit pricey, Finn, but not as dear as my one. But, do you like it?

Finn

I love it. Im a little bit jealous.

Catherine

It is nice, it?

Finn

And we used three words there: expensive, pricey and dear and theyre all synonyms.

They all mean something cost a lot of money and theyre the topic of this programme.

Catherine

Thats right. Synonyms are words have the same or similar meanings. And English

speakers use a lot of synonyms, so its good to learn few.

Finn

It certainly is. Well give you lots of them in this programme...

Catherine

Well give you a

Finn

 � and a top tip for improving your vocabulary using synonyms.

Catherine

So, lets start by listening to and Mike discussing a television advert.

Finn

Think about this question while you listen: what kind of pet do kids have  � and what

was strange about it?

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Mike

You know that funny advert where the vet hes dealing with a dead cat but its really

a furry hat?

Rob

Oh yeah, its hilarious. That look the vets face is so comical and the girls’

expression when she picks up her hat is priceless!

Mike

thing is the same thing happened to me  � quite bizarre actually. I was holding the

kids’ hamster while were cleaning the cage. I thought it a bit odd because it wasnt’

moving. My daughter gave me a look and asked why I was stroking one of her gloves!

STING

Catherine

So, what kind of pet do kids have  � and what was strange about it??

Finn

It was quite strange. The answer is: they have hamster  � but Mike thought it was a bit odd,

because it wasnt moving.

Catherine

Now strange and odd synonyms. They both mean unusual.

Finn

Listen to this clip for two more words that Mike uses to mean or unusual.

INSERT CLIP 1

Mike

Strange thing is the same thing happened to me  � quite bizarre actually. was holding the

kids’ hamster while they were cleaning the cage. I thought it a bit odd because it

moving. My daughter gave me a weird look and asked why I was stroking one of her gloves!

Finn

we heard the word bizarre, spelt b-i-z-a-r-r-e------, which means strange and difficult to

explain. Mike thought the situation was . We also heard weird, spelt w-e-i-r-d----,

which also means very unusual.

Catherine

Lets listen to another clip with some synonyms. And this time try to spot three

words that mean funny.

INSERT 1 CLIP 2

Mike

You know funny advert where the vet thinks hes dealing with a dead cat but its really

a furry hat?

Rob

yeah, its hilarious. That look on the vets face is so comical and the girls’

expression when she picks her hat is priceless!

Finn

So hilarious, comical and priceless are all synonyms of funny. But they mean funny a

slightly different way: hilarious means very funny, in the sense that it makes you laugh out

loud, comical funny in a silly way…

Catherine

 � and priceless can mean extremely funny. We usually only use it with meaning when

were speaking. There are some other synonyms of funny, too, including: humorous and

amusing.

Finn

And in clip we heard two noun synonyms  � look and expression, both meaning the

way someone shows on their face they are thinking or feeling.

IDENT

Youre listening to BBC Learning English.

Finn

And were talking about synonyms. Like and odd…

Catherine

 � and funny and amusing.

Finn

Now a word of warning  � we cant always use synonym to replace a word  � it depends

on the context and what exactly were trying to say.

Catherine

right. So, for example, at the beginning of the programme, I said that my new phone

was pricey, spelt -----, and I also used the word dear, spelt d-e-a-r---.

Finn

And both words are synonyms of expensive. But pricey more informal and more

modern than dear.

Catherine

So you wont see those written down very much.

Finn

Not , no. And our top tip for learning vocabulary is: use a thesaurus, which is a

dictionary of synonyms, to you find new words and make your English more interesting.

And look for example sentences with each word to you choose the right word for

each situation.

Catherine

And now, its time for a quiz. Which is the one out? Number 1: a) expensive, b) dear,

c) cheap.

Finn

That one is c) cheap, because the other mean costing a lot money.

Catherine

Very good. And number two: a) bizarre, b) hilarious, c) weird.

Finn

And answer is b) hilarious. Because bizarre and weird are both synonyms of

strange.

Catherine

Number three: a) humorous, b) , c) expression.

Finn

And the answer to that is c) expression, because the other two are both synonyms of

.

Catherine

And thats the end of the quiz  � well done if you got them right.

Finn

Well done . Theres more about this at bbclearningenglishcom.. Join us again for

more 6 Minute Vocabulary.

Both

Bye!

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