1.
The following pairs of nouns always occur in a
fixed order. Find the partner of the nouns in the first column.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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Friend or ……………………
Bow and …………………....
Flesh and …………………...
Head over ………………….
Wear and …………………..
Hill and ……………………
Use and ……………………
Body and …………………..
Without rhyme or …………
Fire and ……………………
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___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___ |
Tear
Water
Dale
Arrow
Reason
Heels
Blood
Foe
Abuse
Soul
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2.
Idioms of comparison. Match the two columns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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As black as ……………………
As blind as ……………………
As bold as ….…………………
As brittle as …..….…………..
As busy as a …………………
As drunk as…………………..
As hungry ……………………
As quick as …………………
As cunning as ………………
As sharp as …………………
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___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___
___ |
a bee
glass
lightning
a fox
the Ace of Spades
a hunter
a bat
a razor
a lord
brass
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ANSWERS
1. The
following pairs of nouns always occur in a fixed order. Find the partner of the
nouns in the first column.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
|
Friend or foe
Bow and arrow.
Flesh and blood.
Head over heels.
Wear and tear.
Hill and dale.
Use and abuse.
Body and soul.
Without rhyme or reason.
Fire and water.
|
5.
10.
6.
2.
9.
4.
3.
1.
7.
8. |
Tear
Water
Dale
Arrow
Reason
Heels
Blood
Foe
Abuse
Soul
|
2. Idioms
of comparison. Match the two columns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
|
As black as the Ace of Spades.
As blind as a bat.
As bold as brass.
As brittle as glass.
As busy as a bee.
As drunk as a lord.
As hungry as a hunter.
As quick as lightning.
As cunning as a fox.
As sharp as a razor.
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5.
4.
8.
9.
1.
7.
2.
10.
6.
3.
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a bee
glass
lighting
a fox
the Ace of Spades
a hunter
a bat
a razor
a lord
brass
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