WORDS IN ACTION
What do we call a harmless, innocent lie?
A white lie.
Prepositions are used in their strong form when they're emphasized for contrastive stress. True or false?
True
"I think we'll need to call off Timmy's birthday party. His little sister is in the hospital with pneumonia." What does 'call off' mean in this sentence?
cancel
Which verb tense is used to state a fact or to talk about a present state?
Present simple
How do you pronounce the word 'Wednesday'?
/ˈwenz.deɪ/
I can't believe Dany is _____ _____ Claire. They seemed like a perfect couple.
cheating on
In the sentence "Coming from you, this is quite a shock.", 'from' is used in its strong form.
False
Are you breaking _____ with me? I thought we were in love!
up
"I thought of catching a movie, but we can stay home if you prefer." This sentence is in the _____ conditional.
first
What is teacher Natália's zodiac sign?
Scorpio
What does the following expression mean?: Get your money's worth.
To get a good value for the money you spend.
When we say or write longer statements, it is normal to break them and make pauses after each idea expressed in the sentence. These ideas are the _____ _____.
thought groups
Which prefix can we combine with the word 'see'?
a) inter-
b) fore-
c) under-
b) fore-
The relative pronoun 'which' is used after...
things.
Who is the current vice president of the United States?
Mike Pence
What is retail price?
The final price for consumers.
Which word is the focus word in this sentence?: He opened a restaurant.
restaurant
You said you were looking _____ an original wedding ceremony. Have you heard of handfasting? It's a traditional Celtic ritual.
for
What is the structure of a sentence in the third conditional?
If+past perfect, would have
Only two English words in current use end in '-gry'. What are they?
Angry and hungry.
What does "play it by ear" mean?
It means "follow your instincts".
In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, _____ is the mid central vowel sound denoted by the IPA symbol ə.
schwa
Cite two possible meanings for the phrasal verb 'go off'.
Explode; deteriorate (food); begin to sound (alarm).
Which relative pronoun can be used with both people and things?
That
_____ is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature.
Beowulf