1-2 Words
1-2 Words (2)
Phrases
Grammar
Mystery
100
traditional or widely accepted behaviour or belief
custom
100
who, whose, which, that are known as _______ ______.
relative pronouns
100
when the result is one that is good for everyone who is involved
win-win situation
100
held up in traffic
150
to be very new and still developing
infancy
150
far away from places where other people live
remote
150
to be near enough to hear somebody or something, or to be heard
to be within earshot (of)
150
Which of the following verbs is NOT followed by an infinitive: expect, deserve, threaten, practise, offer
practise
150
transform the following words: puzzle (adj), succeed (adj), exclude (adv)
puzzling / succeeding / exclusively
200
to do something to help a project or process start more quickly
kick-start
200
the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
preservation
200
reach the age when you have an adult's legal rights and responsibilities
to come of age
200
Which of the following verbs is NOT followed by a gerund: avoid, enjoy, hope, risk, miss, deny
hope
200
handed down from generation to generation
250
person whose job is to be in charge of the objects in a museum or art gallery
curator
250
large vehicle, sometimes decorated, on which people dressed in costumes or displays are carried in a parade
float
250
to doubt something or make others doubt something
call into question
250
Can the relative pronoun be removed in the following sentence? Most people who were invited to the party didn't turn up.
YES! Most people (who were) invited to the party didn't turn up.
250
You have 20 seconds to make a sentence with a relative clause about one of your classmates.
:)
300
in the past, a man employed by kings and queens to amuse people by telling jokes and stories
jester
300
to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider
put forward
300
be involved in an activity that you did not intend to be involved in, be so involved in an activity that you do not notice other things
to get swept/caught up in (something)
300
Can the relative pronoun be removed in the following sentence? The students have never seen the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", which Tina thinks is a shame.
NO: Although the relative pronoun is referring to the object (the movie), which cannot be removed because it is a part of a non-defining relative clause.
300
the city in Mali (Africa), that people commonly use to refer to a faraway place
Timbuktu