"He’s a vocabulary wizard" really means:
A. He wrote the dictionary.
B. He has magical powers.
C. He's great at learning new vocabulary.
What is C (metaphor).
He’s not actually a wizard with magical powers, he’s just so good at learning new vocabulary that he seems like he has magical powers.
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___did you do that?
A. Who
B. Why
C. What
What is "Why"
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"Resourceful" means:
A. Able to find what we need
B. Difficult tasks that have potential risks and rewards
C. Get actively involved in / excited about
What is "A"
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"Take a hike" means"
What is: leave, get lost
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Pronounce the word "green" and "grin"?
What is "green" (long vowel sound) and "grin" (short vowel sound)
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"They were like two peas in a pod" really means:
A. They were inseparable.
B. They were squished.
C. They were green.
What is A. (simile)
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She was angry that he EAT dinner without her.
What is "ate" (Irregular past tense )
Rule: The past tense is use to tell about something that already happened. Irregular verb endings are those that do not add -ed to the end.
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Are the following words nouns, verbs, or adjectives?
Curious, cautious, dangerous
What is "adjectives". All words are "descriptive" words
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"Blown away" means:
What is "impressed"
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What does it mean for a sound to be "voiced"?
What is "made with your voice turn 'on' "
Voiced sounds are made by vibration of the vocal folds. You can feel your throat "vibrate" when making a voiced sound.
Ex. /d/, /b/, /m/, /n/
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"She got a slap on the wrist" really means:
A. Someone slapped her on the wrist.
B. She received a very mild punishment.
C. She broke her wrist.
What is B. (idiom)
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I didn't buy those jeans because they ___ too expensive.
a. was
b. were
What is "were".
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Match the word "cunning" with it's synonym:
A. dangerous
B. clever
C. cautious
What is B. "Cunning" and "clever" have the same or nearly the same meaning.
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"Burnt out" means:
What is "Exhausted from doing something too much or too intensely"
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How do you pronounce the word "throughout"?
What is "throughout"
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"He's on top of the world" really means:
A. He's really happy.
B. He's at the North Pole.
C. He's on an airplane.
What is A. (Idiom)
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Have you ever ___ to a movie?
a. go
b. gone
c. going
What is "gone".
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Match the word "genuine" with it's antonym:
A. fake
B. difficult
C. real
What is A. "genuine" and "fake" are opposites.
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"Make a killing" means:
What is "make a lot of money"
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Pronounce the words "beige".
What is "beige".
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"I was so tired that I could have slept forever" is a/an:
A. Hyperbole
B. Idiom
C. Simile
What is A. (Hyperbole)
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Find and correct the error:
He plays the piano very well, don't he?
What is "don't" should be "doesn't"
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The word "extroverted" means:
A. Shy
B. Social/Outgoing
C. Angry