FOOD IDIOMS 1
Name 3
FOOD IDIOMS 2
Spelling
State Capitals
What Is It Made From
VERBS
Past Tense
Animals
VERBS 2
FINAL
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spice things up

make something more exciting

100

Berries

100

spill the beans

reveal the truth

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Sword

100

California

Sacramento

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Raisins

Grapes

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What must every sentence have?

A verb

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Begin

Began, Begun

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Lamb

100

I think I _____ a break. I deserve one. (TAKE)

I think I will take a break. I deserve one.

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Supreme Court of USA

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carrot top

person with red or orange hair

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Tropical fruits

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put all of ones eggs in one basket

rely on one single thing

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Pigeon

200

Arizona

Phoenix

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Cheese

Milk

200

How do you make a regular verb past tense?

Add -ed

talked, started

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Blow

Blew, Blown

200


Racoon

200

The office ______ before next Monday. (NOT OPEN)

The office is not opening before next Monday. 

The office won't open  before next Monday.

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big cheese

very important person (VIP)

300

Repairmen

300

cup of joe

cup of coffee

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Plaid

300

Colorado

Denver

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Wine

Grapes

300

What are verbs

 A verb is a word that expresses:

  • A physical action 
  • A mental action 
  • A state of being
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Do

Did, Done

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Fox

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The manager ____ to a customer at the moment, but he ____ you in a few minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)

The manager is speaking to a customer at the moment, but he will see you in a few minutes.

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sell like hot cakes

selling quickly, bought by many people

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Vehicles

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use your noodle

use your brain

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Dilate

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Massachusetts

Boston

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Prunes

Plums


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Present progressive verbs end with what ending

-ing

walking, swimming

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Choose

Chose, Chosen

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Gorilla

400

I was _______ when the alarm _____ off at 5:30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP, GO)

I was still sleeping when the alarm went off at 5:30 this morning.

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peach fuzz

small amount of hair growth

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Fruits people think are vegetables


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one smart cookie

a very intelligent person

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Masseuse

500

Utah

Salt Lake City

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Vinegar


Wine, Cider, Rice

500

Future tense verbs are usually formed by preceding the verb with what word

will

Tomorrow I will dance.

500

Drive

Drove, Driven

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Penguin

500

Yesterday while my Mom _____  in the garden, she ___ her back. She ____ to the .doctor who told her that she ______have to rest for a few days. (WORK, HURT, GO, WILL)

Yesterday while my Mom was working  in the garden, she hurt her back. She went to the doctor who told her that she would have to rest for a few days.

600

cool as a cucumber

very relaxed

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Kinds of boats

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(don't) cry over spilled milk

get upset over something that has happened and cannot be changed

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Connecticut

600

Tennessee

Nashville

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Beer

Barley and Hops

600

When a verb is preceded by the word "to," it is said to be in what form

Infinitive verbs

to eat

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Am

Was,  Been

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Koala

600

My Mom ______ dinner when the doctor _____. What ______? (PREPARE, ARRIVE, HAPPEN)

My Mom was preparing dinner when the doctor arrived. What happened?

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out to lunch

mad or crazy

700

Things you write with

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butter someone up

be extra nice to someone (usually for selfish reasons)

700

Onomatopoeia

700

Florida

Tallahassee

700

Tequila

Blue Agave

700

What is a compound verb?

A compound verb is a single verb made up of more than one word.

babysit 

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Cost

Cost, Cost

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Toucan

700

Last Saturday Susan ___ an accident. She ____ off the ladder and ____her knee while she ______ to pick some apples. (HAVE, FALL, CUT, TRY)

Last Saturday Susan had an accident. She fell off the ladder and cut her knee while she was trying to pick some apples.

800

(have a) bun in the oven

be pregnant

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Material for clothes

800

bad egg

a person who is often in trouble

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Bureaucracy

800

Ohio

Columbus

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Vodka

Potatoes or Grain

800

What is an intransitive verb?

An intransitive verb is one that does not act on something

The rain fell. 

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Ride

Rode, Ridden

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Antelope

800

Jeff ____ our bank manager at the moment. He _____ here for three years.  (BE, BE)

Jeff is our bank manager at the moment. He has been here for three years.

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egg someone on

urge someone to do something

900

Parts of a bicycle

900

hot potato

a controversial or difficult subject

900

Miscellaneous

900

Virginia

Richmond

900

Rum


Sugarcane

900

What is a stative verb?

A verb that expresses a state of being rather than an action.

He feels sad.

900

Bear

Bore, Borne

900


Hyena

900

He _____ around with a limp since he ___ his accident a few weeks ago. (WALK, HAVE)

He has been walking around with a limp since he had his accident a few weeks ago.

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hard nut to crack

difficult to understand (often a person)

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Books of the Old Testament

1000

take something with a pinch (grain) of salt

don't consider something 100% accurate

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Paraphernalia

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Arkansas

Little Rock

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Gin


Juniper Berries

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What kind of verbs are "can," "could," "may," "might," "must," "ought to," "shall," "should," "will," and "would."

Modal verbs

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Show

Showed, Shown

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Komodo dragon

1000

Before today she _______in such cold water. (NEVER SWIM)

Before today she had never swum in such cold water.

1000

Which President appointed the first Woman Justice?

(double points for her name)

 

First Woman (Sandra Day O'Connor) appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981