Idioms
Grammar
Vocabulary
Poetry
Reading
100

Name that idiom -when you avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable

to beat around the bush
100

His wife is suffering .............................. hepatitis.

of

with

from

from
100
to put into small pieces, for example to coffee or meat
to grind
100
when words sound like thier meaning, example: buzz or bang
onomatopoeia
100
Name the literary element being used.


Bobby Brown begged his brother Benjamin for a bigger bedroom. 

alliteration
200

something very common, something you see all the time

A dime a dozen

200

I hate the thought .......................... going back to work.

to

of

for

of 
200
when you are unable to express yourself or say exactly what you want to say
inarticulate
200
when two things are compared using the words like or as
simile
200
Name the literary element being used. 


Her love for him ran as deep as the ocean floor. 

simile
300

Better to arrive late than not to come at all

Better late than never

300

Who is responsible ............................. the shopping this week?

of

for

with

for
300
when you don't meet the requirements to do something, you are...
ineligible
300
when the same consonant sound is repeated - Milly made a monstrous amount of money
alliteration
300
Name the literary element being used. 


Ring! The doorbell rang. 

Bang! The gun sang. 

onomatopoeia
400
to go to sleep
hit the sack
400

The noise from upstairs prevented me .........................

to sleep

from sleeping

from sleep

from sleeping
400
having an insufficient supply of something
scant
400
when the same vowel sound is repeated - She said the bed bled red 
assonance
400

DAILY DOUBLE!

A story that teaches a moral lesson



allegory
500
to get upset
to get bent out of shape
500

She insisted ........................... paying for the drinks.

to

for

on

on 
500
to try to get someone to do something
to prod
500
a paragraph in a poem is called a verse, or what?
stanza
500
whether a word has a positive or negative feeling is the word's ____________
connotation
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