Words starting with Y

A round toy which moves up and down on a string is a _yoyo__

The yellow part of an egg is the _yolk__

Something which isn't very old is _young__

A short positive agreement in English is _yes__

A shout caused by excitement or pain is a _yell__

It takes this long for the earth to revolve around the sun. It's a _year__

The American English word for garden is _yard__

The money used in Japan is _yen__

The day before today was _yesterday__

Match the colloquial expressions to the meaning:

He doesn’t have a leg to stand on  ->There’s no justification for what he did or said
He really put his foot in it ->He said something by mistake that he shouldn’t have said
He gave me the cold shoulder  ->He rejected me; he ignored me.
He’s pulling your leg  ->He’s pretending something is true when it isn’t, as a joke
The car is on its last legs  ->It’s old and will soon be unusable
He soon lost heart   ->He became unmotivated

Phrasal verbs

The meeting had to be put off (to a later date) because of the strike.

The film begins at 8.30. I'll pick you up at 8.15

Tom is depressed. He's finding it difficult to get over his divorce.

Words starting with Z

A pattern or path that turns right then left alternately is called a zig-zag

A metal fastener which joins two sides together with interlocking teeth is a zipper

The striped horse-like animal or in British English a pedestrian crossing is a zebra

One minus one equals zero

The lens used on a camera which can change it's focal length is called a zoom

A kind of meditation practiced by monks is zen

The park where animals are kept for people to see is a zoo

The last letter of the English alphabet is z

Homonyms

He got so angry that he blew his top.

We were going to meet at 7:00, but he didn't come.

A traditional Sunday lunch for many people is meat and two vegetables.

There was a bargain sale at the department store, so I went shopping.

Don't touch that, you might break it.

Word associations


Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane : Australian cities

Swede, turnip, carrot, cabbage, leek, onion, pepper, aubergine : Vegetables

Yesterday, A Hard Day's Night, Let It Be, Michelle, When I'm 64 : Beatles songs

Tulip, orchid, rose, daisy, daffodil, lily : Flowers

Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan : Actors who have played James Bond

Find the noun corresponding to the following verbs:

e.g. Behave : behaviour

Predict : a prediction
Decide : a decision
Impress : an impression
Deceive : a deception
Imagine : an imagination

Replace the words in bold by one of the phrasal verbs below:
   
Did the police find out who committed the crime?
   
He was pleased to point out attention to my mistake.

Is there any coffee left or have we run out    ?
   
Cross out the wrong answer.
   
Put out your cigarette before entering the building.

Word associations

Find a word associated to each group of 3 words:

telescope, galaxy, stars -> space

club, hole, green -> golf

sheet, pillow, blanket -> bed

headline, tabloid, journalist -> newspaper

receiver, dial, directory -> phone

Prepositions

Choose the correct preposition

I'm going to visit London ____in______ August.

Jack is married ___to______ my sister.

It was difficult for my grandmother to get ____into______ the taxi.

Your grandfather is old. You must be nice ___to_______ him.

Please stop making fun ____of______ my accent!