Grammar
idioms
miscellaneous
100

Fill in with the correct prepositions. 

It is traditional to leave cookies and milk _____ Santa Claus ________ Christmas Eve. 

for

on 

100

Over holiday break, I am going to clean the house ______________.

A) checking off my list

B) from top to bottom.

C) come one, come all

D) why don't you come by?

B) from top to bottom

100

What are the names of everyone in the room?

......

200

Explain the difference between short, shorter, and shortest. 

Short is the base word.

Shorter is comparative form for "more" or "less"

Shortest is the superlative form for "most" or "least"

200

You notice that the Christmas party is missing ice. You say, __________________.

A) Come one, come all

B) I'll take care of that

C) I'll check that off the list

D) Why don't you come by?

B) I'll take care of that

200

What should you be studying over Christmas break? 

Burlington English

Take-home packet 

300

Pick the correct word.

We need to ________ travel to our landlord's Christmas Party.

A) safer

B) safe

C) safely

D) safest 

C) safely

300
I hope I get some fun and small ______________ 

_________ the holidays.

A) cold turkey, in 

B) presents, behind

C) stocking stuffers, during 

D) festivities, at 

C) Stocking stuffers, during 

300

Say your place values from ones to billions.

ones, tens, hundreds, one thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, one million, ten millions, hundred millions, billions.

400

Pick the correct word.

Mary _______ the baby in the manger on Christmas Day.

A) lay

B) laid

C) layed

D) laided

E) is laying

B) laid

400

__________________ when you receive a Christmas bonus from work.

A) Checking off the list

B) Christmas came early 

C) Cold turkey

D) Light up like a Christmas tree

B and D

Christmas came early

Light up like a Christmas tree 

400

Pick the correct written words for the following amount: $13.12

A) Thirteen twelve

B) Thirteen dollars twenty cents

C) Thirteen bucks and twelve cents 

D) Thirty dollars and twelve cents

E) Thirteen dollars ten two cents

F) Thirteen and twelve cents


D) Thirty dollars and twelve cents

$13.12

500

Pick your own words to put in the sentences.

The Grinch _____________ the Christmas decorations, but ____________ them back ___________ his heart changed. 


...

500

You notice a coworker is going to be alone on Christmas. You invite him to your house and say, 

_______________________________

A) The more the merrier.

B) I'll take care of that

C) Better late than never

D) I'm sorry you can't come

A) The more the merrier 

500

Explain what a new years resolution is. 

a firm decision made on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day to do or refrain from doing something over the course of the coming year.