Word Class
Idioms
Figurative Language
UK and US
VERB TENSE
100

The girl nodded her head.

Nodded                                                       


    

Verb

100

They are poles apart.

Complete opposite

100

Booming crashing ... more more more!

                                                       


    

Onomatopoeia

                                                       


    

100

UK: realise

US: REALIZE

100

I AM HAPPY.

WHAT TENSE OF THE VERB IS THIS?

PRESENT SIMPLE

200

It’s hot in our region now because it is summer season

Hot

                                                       


    

Adjective

200

They are like peas in a pod.

Used to say that two people or things are very similar to each other

200

Tim the terrifying tiger

                                                       


    

Alliteration

                                                       


    

200

UK: Rumour

US: RUMOR

200

I will cook vegetables for my mom.

CHANGE THIS SENTENCE INTO PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

                                                       


    

I am cooking vegetables for my mom.

                                                       


    

300

The hilarity of the character creates a comical mood.

Hilarity                                          


    

Noun

300

Written all over your face.

                                                       


    

Everyone can tell how you are feeling by looking at your face.

                                                       


    

300

The stars winked at me.

                                                       


    

PERSONIFICATION

300

US: METER

UK: METRE

300

The dawn chorus stops during winter. 

Change the sentence into past tense.

                                                       


    

The dawn chorus stopped during winter.

                                                       


    

400

My brother comfortably sat on the couch.

Comfortably

                                                       


    

Adverb

400

Monkey Business

                                                       


    

Foolish project, wasting time or effort

                                                       


    

400

Life is a board game.

                                                       


    

METAPHOR

400

US: DIALOG

UK: DIALOGUE

400
I went to school.

Change this into FUTURE SIMPLE

I will go to school.

500

I can only applaud this woman’s ability to excel.

What type of noun is ability?

                                                       


    

Abstract Noun

500

It is as broad as it is long.

The same, whatever way you look at it

500

Her eyes were like the stars of heaven.

                                                       


    

SIMILE

500

UK: LIFT

US: ELEVATOR

500

Ms. Rain is going to Europe this December.

Change this into PAST SIMPLE.

Ms. Rain went to Europe last December.

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