business

english

site.com

|

exercise collection

Business English Training l Sales and marketing - Choose the right synonym 1

Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:

1. There has been a drop in sales. = Sales have _________________.
a) creased b) downed c) increased

2. Sales have increased for three years _________________. = Sales have increased for three years
in a row.
a) even b) straight c) forward

3. You have to market these particular attributes. = You have to market these particular
_________________.
a) qualifiers b) qualifications c) qualities

4. We shouldn't use the same old strategies. = We should __________________ using the same old
strategies.
a) avoid b) averse c) avert

5. Thanks to smart planning, we have __________________ another crisis. = Thanks to smart
planning, we have thwarted another crisis.
a) put forth b) unveiled c) averted

6. We shouldn't rule that out as an option. = We should still _________________ that an option.
a) reject b) consider c) contain

7. The figures are down from January. = The _________________ are down from January.
a) numbers b) numerals c) mathematics

8. Our company has seen 10 years of uninterrupted growth. = Our company has seen 10 years of
_________________ growth.
a) sporadic b) steady c) stagnant

9. We should market this product as being durable and dependable. = We should market this product
as being _________________ and dependable.
a) study b) sturdy c) studious

10. We need to develop a new strategy. = We need a new _________________.
a) appraisal b) approval c) approach

© 2009 BusinessEnglishSite.com - Free to use at home and in classrooms. Please do not repost online without
permission.

Business English Training l Sales and marketing - Choose the right synonym 1

ANSWERS:

1) a 2) b 3) c 4) a 5) c 6) b 7) a 8) b 9) b 10) c