Name:.. class: Date:.

IDIOMS
MATCH THEM!

a) A good for nothing person

b) Important
c) To get people on friendly
terms especially at a party
d) At the last moment
e) Means of livelihood
f) To eat heartily
g) A worthless person
h) Speak directly
i) A useless object which is
expensive to keep
j) Always quarrelling

1. A white elephant
2. Bad egg
3. Bread and butter
4. Cats and dogs
5. Come to the point
6. Eat like horse
7. Break the ice
8. At the eleventh hour
9. A black sheep
10. Carry weight

SIMILES
COMPLETE THEM ALL!

As agile as _______________________

As free as ________________________

As black as _______________________ 10

As good as _______________________

As blind as _______________________ 11

As hard as _______________________

As brave as ____________________________

12

As timid as _______________________

As clear as _______________________ 13

As solid as _______________________

As cold as _______________________

14

As sweet as ___________________

As cunning as ____________________

15

As silly as ________________________

As dry as ________________________

16

As wise as _______________________

dust/an owl/honey/a fox/ice/a lion/a monkey/coal/a bird/nails/a rock/a rabbit/gold/a goose/crystal/a bat

PHRASAL VERBS

match them!
1 Go after

A To wait a short time

Dress up

B Have none left

Hang on

C Follow

Look out

D Start to fly

Run out

E Prepare body for exercise

Sleep over

F Wear nice clothing

Take off

G Appear suddenly

Warm up

H Stay somewhere for the night

Turn up

I Force entry to a building

J Be careful and take notice

10 Break in
Fill in!

1 Im sure you will not let me _________________________________________.

2 He decided to back _____________________________ from the match.
3 Bobby takes ___________________________ his father in his hot temper.
4 Mr Lees shop closed ________________________after only a year.
5 Janice broke _______________________________ her engagement to Mark.
6 Dont keep on cutting ______________________________- when Im talking.
7 The girls try not to bring ___________________________ the topic of work.
8 The manager decided to put _____________________________ the meeting to next
week.
9 Catherine will take ____________________________ the position of Manager of the
company.
10 After

having

been

absent

from

class

for

________________________ with my studies.

out / down / up / off / in / after

month,

have

to

catch