"EYE" EXPRESSIONS
VOCABULARY BUILDING
VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY BUILDING 2
TRIVIA
100

To............. (1 word) someone´s eye (to get their attention)

to catch someone´s eye means to get their attention

100

MEAN - to do something by accident, not on purpose

(no change to word)

MEAN - I didn´t mean to do it.

100

arousing awe through being impressive, formidable, or magnificent. 

INSNAIGWRPIE  (contains a hyphen -)

AWE-INSPIRING

100

EXPERIMENT - This ......................... drug has not been fully tested.

EXPERIMENT - This experimental drug has not been fully tested.

100

Georges Seurat is a famous........... (occupation)

painter

200

to ......................(3 words) eye to something (ignore)

to turn a blind eye to something

200

PREDICT - The fortune teller made many crazy ..... 

PREDICT - The fortune teller made many crazy predictions.

200

extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily 

GAZZLDNI

DAZZLING
200

PURSUADE - He ended up convincing me because his argument was very ..........................

PURSUADE - He ended up convincing me because his argument was very pursuasive.

200

An example of a visual cliché from the book is...

3 possible answers:

cute kittens

punk rockers

shaking hands


300

to ...................... (4 words) - be able to recognize, appreciate, and make good judgments about something

to have an eye for means to be able to recognize, appreciate, and make good judgments about something

300

STABLE - The Covid 19 pandemic has caused a great deal of economic ...................

STABLE - The Covid 19 pandemic has caused a great deal of economic instability.

300

physical harm caused to something in such a way as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function

AAGDME

DAMAGE

300

INSPIRE - Watching the movie about my soccer idol was very ....................

INSPIRE - Watching the movie about my soccer idol was very inspirational.

300

The EYE of a needle is....

The EYE of a needle is a hole in one end

400

to see .......................... (3 words) to hold the same opinion as another person

to see eye to eye is  to hold the same opinion as another person

400

COMPARE - Looking at the differences between the two countries is not a fair ..........

COMPARE - Looking at the differences between the two countries is not a fair comparison.

400

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought 

HCILEC (has accent)

CLICHÉ

400

VALUE - Gold and silver are ............... metals.

VALUE - Gold and silver are valuable metals.

400

My English teacher in this class is from which state in the US

Michigan

500

to be ................... (4 words) - being known or of interest to people in general

to be in the public eye means being known or of interest to people in general

500

INFLUENCE - Content creators with many followers are ................ people.

INFLUENCE - Content creators with many followers are influential people.

500

silly and immature

LIHCIHDS

CHILDISH

500

PLACE - The correct ............ of the microphone is key to getting a good recording.

PLACE - The correct placement of the microphone is key to getting a good recording.

500

DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT in the sentence

Driving late at night, he saw a hitchhiker at the side of the road. 

is what part of speech?

participle

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