vocab.
phrasal verbs
word patterns
word formation
riddles
100

the difference between “sore” and “hurt”. 

we use “hurt” for body parts, “sore” for throat 

100

to stop doing something you do regularly. 

give up

100

spread 

spread smth. over/on 

100

poison

poisonous/poisoning 

100

What can travel around the world while staying in the same spot?


a stamp. 

200

synonym for the word “outcome”

result

200

when a drug or treatment loses its effect.

wear off

200

fit 

get/stay/keep

200

comfort 

discomfort, (un)comfortable 

200

A rooster lays an egg on the peak of a slanted roof. Which way does the egg roll?


roosters don’t lay eggs

300

another name for a medical procedure where doctors perform an operation.

surgery

300

when you're beginning to feel the symptoms of a minor illness.

come down with 

300

complain 

to/about/of

300

operate

operation, cooperation, (un)cooperative 

300

If there are ten fish in a tank and two drown, how many are left?


ten. fish don’t drown 

400

a room in a hospital for patients

a ward

400

has same meaning with the word “gain”

put on 

400

inject 

inject smth. into sb. 

400

strong 

strength/strengthen/strongly 

400

A man goes to a restaurant and orders iced tea. He drinks it quickly and leaves. Several other people at the same restaurant drink iced tea but die shortly afterward. The iced tea was poisoned. Why did the man survive?


The poison was in the ice cubes. The man drank the tea before the ice had a chance to melt, while the others drank it after the poison dissolved into their drinks.


500

two words, one describes a spike in body temperature, the other, a skin irritation.

fever and rash

500

what does “bring on” mean? 

this phrase means to cause something, like an illness or a negative reaction.

500

medicine 

take/prescribe/study

500

surgery

surgeon/surgical(ly)

500

A man pushes his car to a hotel and loses his fortune. Why?


he’s playing monopoly