VOCABULARY
Winter IDIOMS
Past Participles
Adjective/verb + preposition
Potpourri
100

very angry

furious

100

used when there is no chance that something is happening

a snowball's chance in hell

100

sit

sit

100

complain

about

100

Where is Punxutawney?

Pennysylvania

200

spoke in a low voice

mumbled

200

to be overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do

snowed under

200

throw

thrown

200

worry

about

200

name a clue word for present perfect

since, already, yet, ......

300

touched lightly

tapped

300

to be the first one to start talking

break the ice

300

forget

forgotten

300

good/bad

at

300

what is the name of the groundhog in Pennsylvania?

Phil

400

stop

let up

400

when you are not included in a group

left out in the cold

400

weep

wept

400

married

to

400

Where did Maybelle                                               's family live-Where was her father from-What US state?

Minnesota

500

held each other close

huddled

500

used for something that will never happen

when hell freezes over

500

seek

sought

500

jealous

of

500

What does it mean if the groundhog sees his shadow?

early spring

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