ADJECTIVES
IDIOMS
COMPARISON
EXPLANATIONS
WHO KNOWS...
100

He is a jaundiced /  sore / sick loser who wants to win at all costs, always and everywhere.

He is a sore loser who wants to win at all costs, always and everywhere.

100

They’re over the sun/ earth / moon about their trip to Hawaii.

They’re over the moon about their trip to Hawaii.

100

RIGHT OR WRONG?

That dress is anything like as gorgeous as the red one.

WRONG!

That dress is NOTHING like as gorgeous as the red one.

100

SCORES BACK TO 0

ALL OF YOU!!

100

Many consumers are willing / fortunate / dejected to pay more for organic food

Many consumers are willing  to pay more for organic food

200

Do forlorn and mourful mean the same?

NOT QUITE...

forlorn: alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for 

mournful: very sad

200

I'm feeling a bit under the …             - I think I'm getting a cold.

I'm feeling a bit under the …             weather - I think I'm getting a cold.

200

RIGHT OR WRONG

Let’s not eat here. This café is just as uglier as the other one.

WRONG

Let’s not eat here. This café is just as ugly as the other one.

200

She isn't anything like as snobbish as you said:

a she isn't snobbish

b she's less snobbish than you said

b she's less snobbish than you said

200

She has a horrible little dog that...   around your ankles.

She has a horrible little dog that  yaps around your ankles.

300

His only priority should be the future wellbeing of the country and its people of all cultures, ages and wealth, not the battered and bruised / healthy/ contagious egos of past conquests.

His only priority should be the future wellbeing of the country and its people of all cultures, ages and wealth, not the battered and bruised egos of past conquests.

300

 The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Rooney …  the balance in favour of England.

 The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Rooney …  tipped the balance in favour of England.

300

RIGHT OR WRONG

The less I do, the more tired I get.

RIGHT!!

300

The prices on the menu aren't nearly as expensive as I expected.

a prices are a little cheaper than I expected

b prices are much cheaper than I expected

b prices are much cheaper than I expected

300

The outbreak  / crop / glut of hostilities in the region put a halt to tourism.

The outbreak of hostilities in the region put a halt to tourism.

400

GIVE 3 SYNONYMS FOR HAPPY

elated, exhilarated, ecstatic, joyful, cheerful, glad, thrilled...

400

She's never lied to me, and in my …   that counts for a lot.

She's never lied to me, and in my …   book that counts for a lot.

400

RIGHT OR WRONG

My exam results were nearly not as good as yours .

WRONG

My exam results were not nearly as good as yours .

400

LUCKY STRIKE

YOU GET DOUBLE THE POINTS!

400

He p _ _ _ _ _ a letter to the local paper.

He penned a letter to the local paper.

500

GIVE 3 SYNONYMS FOR SAD

low, down, downcast, depressed, distraught, devastated, miserable ...
500

She is on the whale / crest / heart of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success.

She is on the crest of a wave at the moment following her Olympic success.

500

RIGHT OR WRONG?

They’d by far much sooner walk to go by car.

WRONG

They’d much sooner walk than go by car.

500

Carol's nowhere near as efficient as my last assistant Becky.

a Carol is slightly less efficient

b Carol is much less efficient

b Carol is much less efficient

500

I was momentarily d _ _ _ _ _ _ by the strong sunlight.

I was momentarily dazzled by the strong sunlight.