Musical instruments
Verbs/
actions
Emotions/
reactions
Music genres/
terms
Phrasal verbs/
expressions
100

This is a large string instrument that you play with a bow, bigger than a violin

Cello

100

To look at someone in a playful or romantic way

Flirt with graceful dignity

100

When someone says something unfair, you feel this

Indignation

100

A group of four string instruments playing together

String quartet

100

To discover something by chance

To hit upon

200

 A small percussion instrument you shake, with jingles around it

Tambourine

200

To cry noisily while taking short breaths

Sob

200

Fast, electronic dance music with a strong beat

Techno

200

To criticize someone strongly

Hit out

300

A wind round instrument made of metal, often used in orchestras.

French horn

300

When you go somewhere to get something and return

Fetch

300

To make someone feel uncomfortable or slightly scared

Make one`s flesh creep

300

Music style with spoken lyrics and strong rhythm

Rap

300

"I didn't understand the lesson; it was ___ my understanding.

beyond

400

These are two small drums played with hands, originally from Latin America

Bongos

400

To make a quiet or secretive laugh

Snigger

400

To smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else

Smirk

400

To ask for something, like money or help

Hit up for

500

A keyboard instrument invented before the piano

Pianoforte

500

To have a strong and persistent desire for something

Yearn

500

A deep emotional state of sadness that comes in fits and starts

Fits of depression

500

A type of music with loud guitars and heavy drums

Rock

500

A phrase meaning “from time to time"

Now and then

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