1. Match the adjective on the left to
the noun on the right.
(1)
A
SPECK OF ……………………. SLEEP
(2)
A
PIECE OF …………………….. THUNDER
(3)
A
SHEET OF ……………………. LIGHTNING
(4)
A
BOLT OF ……………………… ADVICE
(5)
A
CLAP OF ……………………… PAPER
(6)
A
BRANCH ……………………..
DUST
(7)
A
HERD OF ……………………..
LUCK
(8)
A
GAME OF ……………………. ELEPHANTS
(9)
AN
ARTICLE OF ……………….
WIND
(10) A GRAIN OF …………………… MATHEMATICS
(11) A GUST OF ……………………. CARDS
(12) A PINCH OF ………………….. CLOTHING
(13) A STROKE OF ………………… SALT
(14) A WINK OF ……………………. RICE
2. Complete the sentences with phrases from the above exercise.
(1)
I
tossed and turned all night I did not get …………………………………………………………….
(2)
Meeting
you this morning was ………………………………………………………..
(3)
Add
……………………………..…………………………… to the soup.
(4)
……………………………………………….
turned my umbrella inside out.
(5)
The
little girl was so hungry she ate every last ………………………………………………….
(6)
When
I told my mother I was going to get married she gave me …………………………………………
(7)
After
my mother has cleaned the house it is impossible to find even ………………………………….
(8)
My
brother studied a specific ………………………………………………. at university.
(9)
My
father loves to play ………………………………………….. when all the family comes home.
(10) I heard ………………………………………………. during a storm. It was really
scary!
(11) ………………………………………………… struck a man playing golf. Thankfully
he survived.
(12) The children ran through the room sounding like ………………………………………….
They were
so noisy!
(13)When I got to the exam I realized that I did not have a pen
nor ………………………………………….
(14)I was so miserable before the party because I could not find
a single ………………………………… to wear.
ANSWERS:
1. Match the adjective on the left to
the noun on the right:
(1)
A
SPECK OF DUST
(2)
A
PIECE OF ADVICE
(3)
A
SHEET OF PAPER
(4)
A
BOLT OF LIGHTNING
(5)
A
CLAP OF THUNDER
(6)
A
BRANCH MATHEMATICS
(7)
A
HERD OF ELEPHANTS
(8)
A
GAME OF CARDS
(9)
AN
ARTICLE OF CLOTHING
(10) A GRAIN OF RICE
(11) A GUST OF WIND
(12) A PINCH OF SALT
(13) A STROKE OF LUCK
(14) A WINK OF SLEEP
Exercise
2: Complete the sentences with phrases from the above exercise.
(1)
I
tossed and turned all night I did not get a
wink of sleep.
(2)
Meeting
you this morning was a stroke of luck.
(3)
Add
a pinch of salt to the soup.
(4)
A gust of wind turned my umbrella inside out.
(5)
The
little girl was so hungry she ate every last grain of rice.
(6)
When
I told my mother I was going to get married she gave me a piece of advice.
(7)
After
my mother has cleaned the house it is impossible to find even a speck of dust
(8)
My
brother studied a specific branch of mathematics
at university.
(9)
My
father loves to play a game of cards
when all the family comes home.
(10) I heard a clap of
thunder during a storm. It was really scary!
(11) A bolt of lightning
struck a man playing golf. Thankfully he survived.
(12) The children ran through the room sounding like a herd of elephants. They were
so noisy!
(13) When I got to the exam I realized that I did not have a pen
nor a sheet of paper.
(14) I was so miserable before the party because I could not find
a single article of clothing
to wear.
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