After three difficult hours, they finally managed to ___________ the fire.
A) put up
B) put out
Nathan could lift this box with just one hand. He said that the box is as light ________________________.
A) as a paper
B) as a feather
B) as a feather
Mr Kahli bought his wife a ______________ of flowers.
A) bouquet
B) batch
C) colony
A) bouquet
Which of the following is a countable noun?
A) Equipment
B) Sheep
C) Photograph
D) Homework
C) Photograph
Plural of photograph is photographs
What is the meaning of exhilarated?
A) very happy
B) breathless
C) very angry
A) very happy
Chanelle ________________ her mother in looks and behaviour.
A) takes back
B) takes after
C) takes off
B) takes after
Mr Koo, the security guard, has eyes _____________. He can spot any mischief from afar.
A) like a nightingale
B) like a hawk
C) like magic
B) like a hawk
A hawk is a bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase.
The _________ of people watched the parade.
A) army
B) crowd
C) gang
B) crowd
Identify 2 uncountable nouns
Mug, workbook, beauty, knife, wind.
Beauty and wind are uncountable nouns.
- What is the difference between it's and its?
- Is the following sentence correct?
"It's owner is looking everywhere."
A) Yes
B) No
B) No
Its owner is looking everywhere.
Its shows ownership.
A) verb, adverb
B) verb, preposition
C) adverb, preposition
B) verb, preposition
What is a simile?
Give an example of a simile.
A simile is a comparison that uses "like" or "as"
as quiet as a mouse/ like magic
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun is a word used to name a group of people, animals or things.
What's the difference between countable and uncountable nouns.
Countable noun carries singular and plural form.
Uncountable noun is always in the singular form.
Countable noun can be counted.
Uncountable noun cannot be counted.
Write down another saying verb to replace the verb "said".
"Stop this right now!" said Mr Matt.
exclaimed, yelled, shouted
One phrasal verb can consist of several meanings.
Provide 2 possible meanings for the phrasal verb
break down
1) A machine or motor vehicle to stop working
2) To cry (break down in tears)
What does the simile "John's hands were as cold as ice" means?
How do you think John is feeling?
His hands were extremely cold.
There ______ ( is / are ) a __________ of fruits on the table.
A) swarm
B) class
C) basket
is
C) basket
(i) She baked ____________ (several/ too much) cookies for her friends.
(ii) He accidentally added ____________ (several/ too much) oil in the frying pan.
(i) several - countable noun
(ii) too much - uncountable noun
Reorder the adjectives from the least intense to the most intense
gloomy, miserable, sad
gloomy (lack of hope), sad (unhappy), miserable (very unhappy)
What is the difference between the phrasal verbs
give in and give away
Give in means to stop arguing and accept that you cannot win.
Give away means to give something free of charge.