Idioms
What is the meaning of:
"Butterflies in my stomach"
To feel nervous
True or False?
True
Which one is a fragment?
a) I had to walk home in the rain.
b) I had to walk home in the
b) I had to walk home in the
Much is used with ____________ nouns
Uncountable
What country is Tasmania part of?
Australia
Finish this idiom to describe something easy,
"It's a piece of __________"
Cake
How do you spell the homophone for 'sail'?
sale
Finish the fragment:
I lost my _______ when I was fishing.
Teacher to check
I have many basketball caps.
Are 'basketball caps' countable or uncountable?
countable
What earrings is Thereese wearing today?
(Quick, hide your ears Thereese!)
Thereese to check
Finish this idiom to describe when someone has revealed a secret:
"I've let the cat out of the _________"
Bag
Wail is the homophone for whale. What does it mean?
To cry
What are the three things that are required to make a sentence? Clue:
S + V + O
Subject + verb + object
What is the correct answer:
a) I have a little chocolate bars.
b) I have a few chocolate bars.
b) a few
How do you say 'hello' in Japanese?
Konichiwa
What is the meaning of:
"It costs an arm and a leg"
It is very expensive
Come up with two sentences for each of the following homophones:
cell/sell
Teacher to check
What part of speech is the following italicised word in this sentence?
Together, the Tigers won the basketball game.
How much did your shoes cost?
A little bit of money
Which of the following does not grow on a tree: eggplant, olive or avocado?
Eggplant
What is an idiom for when it is raining heavily
"It's raining cats and dogs"
Describe the meaning of:
bald/bawled
bald (adj) - to have no hair on your head
bawled (verb) - to cry a lot (present tense = bawl)
Identify the subject, verb, object in the following sentence:
I lost my phone when I was fishing.
Subject + verb + object
I + lost + my phone (when I was fishing).
Answer the question:
How many ducks did you see at the lake?
I saw a few ducks.
Which city is further south than the others: Bangkok, Thailand; Athens, Greece; Las Vegas, Nevada?
Bangkok, Thailand