Idioms and Phrases
This means to do something different at the beginning of the year. Turn over ______________.
A new leaf.
homesick
New York and Chicago _____ (be) the two largest cities in the United States.
are
True or false: "The girl doesn't understand the problem," is a correct sentence?
True
to clean or dry by rubbing (moving your hand back and forth). Begins with w.
wipe
English idiom meaning a person is very calm and easy-going, even in the midst of a lot of activity and stress. We say that person is as ________ as a _____________
as cool as a cucumber.
Word that means "something that helps" or a benefit (hint begins with a)
advantage
"Sleet or snow ____ (be) predicted for tomorrow.
is
"Don't she want dessert." Is this a correct/incorrect sentence?
incorrect
this is another word for "brothers and sisters" that begins with "s".
siblings
the two-word phrasal verb in English that means you "resemble" or "look like" your mom or dad.
take after
An example of this could be a big event, a holiday, a wedding, a party, or another time a family gets together. (hint begins with o)
occasion
True or false: "A desk or a bookcase goes in the corner," is an example of correct subject/verb agreement.
What is true?
"The curtains in the room don't/doesn't match the color on the walls"
Don't
This word describe a person who is old, in the late part of their life
elderly
English food idiom for when something is very easy to do. It is a ________________________.
piece of cake
this word is the opposite of calm, it means excited, busy, stressed (hint begins with h)
hectic
Is this sentence correct. The girl, along with her brother, likes to buy candy in my store.
No. To be correct it would be like (girl + brother).
That school, in the town across the river, don't/doesn't have a pool.
Doesn't
When you do something consistently, every day, you do it ____________________ (begins with r)
Regularly
A two-word phrasal verb in English for exercise (what you do at the gym).
work out
word often used to describe a child's actions, manners, or conduct (hint begins with b)
behavior
"Neither the sheet nor the towel in the laundry basket are/is clean."
What is "is"?
True or false: "The boxer and the poodle, in the pet store, doesn't get along with the tom cat," is a correct sentence?
False
to cause someone to remember or think of something. I have to ___________ myself to take out the garbage.
remind