The Fat of the Land

Fill in prepositions:
to knock ____ the door
to hear sth ___ one’s own ears
to live ____ crusts of dry bread
to cut sth ____ a knife
to happen ___ sb
in search ___ the bargain
____ the wink of the eye
to shout ___ sb
to faint ____ hunger

Match synonims:
To loan
To fix
Swindler
To return
Envy
Infant
Frightened
Wages
Immediately
To struggle
Furious
Crook
At once
Scared
To repair
To fight
To lend
Very angry
Jealousy
To come back
Baby
Salary

Match the two parts:
To smack
To fill
To nod
To lose
To pull
To scald
To wring
To beat
one’s mind
one’s breast
one’s head
one’s lips
one’s hair
one’s head
one’s fingers
one’s hands

Match the two parts to make a compound noun
Air
Pillow
High
Potato
Fire
Grocery
Chair
Store
Shaft
Escape
Case
Peelings

Explain the difference between the words
to steal / to rob
sink / washbasin
cupboard / wardrobe
slice / piece
to tremble / to shake / to shiver

Group the verbs
To scream, to cry, …..
To curse, to bless, …..
To sigh, to smack one’s lips, ……..
To pull, to grab, …..
To coo, to choke, to moan, to drag, to snatch,
to shriek, to pet, to console, to yell, to slap,
to swallow, to rush, to kick, to shout, to warn,
to sob, to caress, to gasp, to wail, to drop,
to sip, to box one’s ears, to reprove, to plead

Match synonims:
Youthful
To nag
Shabby
To reply
Puzzled
Cautious
Exhausted
To put up with
To answer
To tolerate
Confused
Young
Careful
To complain
Tired
Worn-out

Fill in correct prepositions
To say ___ oneself
To be dressed ___ silk
To gaze ___ sb
To write a letter ____ sb
To be jealous ___ sb
To take care ___ sb
To dance ____ joy
To roll ____ money
To blush ___ shame
To scream ___ sb

Fill in correct prepositions
Reason ______ sth
To stare ______ sb/sth
To fill a basket _____ sth
To buy sth _____ one’s own money
To be full _____ sth
To sacrifice _____ sb
To be ashamed _____ sb/sth
To be accustomed _____ sth
To laugh _____ sb/sth

Explain the difference between the words
A tenement / an apartment
Uptown / downtown
To borrow / to lend

Match the two parts to make a compound noun
porcelain
aluminium
dish
table
insurance
apartment
employment
fur
building
money
sink
coat
towel
agency
pots
manners

Make nouns from the following adjectives
Ambitious
Lonely
Idle
Indifferent
Boring
Dignified
Angry
Ashamed
Furious
Modest
Worried
Sorrowful
Surprised