Practice: The Magician's Hat
Match the synonyms:
- orphanage
- shriek
- multicolored
- eventually
- crate
- second-hand
- splendid
- regal
- appealing
- at once
- clutch
- serene
- beautiful, wonderful
- attractive
- scream
- after a while
- box
- immediately
- royal
- a home for children without parents
- hold tightly
- rainbow
- calm
- used, not new
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Match the antonyms:
- triumph
- haughty
- vanish
- chide
- a bargain
- serene
- disperse
- mutter
- expensive, a rip-off
- appear
- stressed
- failure, defeat
- pronounce clearly
- modest, humble
- gather
- praise
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Match the synonyms:
- existence
- quiver
- dodge
- to hound
- display
- sneer
- cram
- nudge
- to corner
- tentative
- smile meanly, smirk
- catch, trap
- shake, tremble
- evade
- push, stuff
- careful
- bothering, begging
- being, living
- touch lightly
- show
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Match with the pictures:
[ crate – hedgehog – coin - audience – chide - lick – bead - cross arms – sleeve - stage – hamster - clap - walking stick - stuffed animal ]
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Match the synonyms:
- triumph
- chide
- disperse
- haughty
- vanish
- quality
- orphan
- perform
- glance
- regret
- challenge
- stubborn
- repertoire
- child with no parents
- to look quickly
- a person's skills or accomplishments, collection
- conceited
- too determined, unyielding
- victory, success
- to feel bad about something you did
- characteristic
- disappear
- to present for an audience
- dare
- scold, rebuke
- spread out
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ regretted - appeal - quivered - cram - shrieked - nudged - eventually - existence - impressive - second-hand ]
1. It’s very _________ that some people can speak five languages fluently.
2. The children _________ in delight on the roller coaster.
3. Everything will die _________.
4. I can’t afford a new car, so I bought a __________ car from my cousin.
5. The mouse _________ in fear as the cat approached.
6. The possible _________ of aliens is always an interesting topic of discussion.
7. I yelled at my best friend because I was angry, but later I ________ it.
8. My suitcase was very full, but I managed to _________ in one more sweatshirt.
9. My dog ________ me with his cold nose because he wanted to play.
10. The _________ of fantasy books is that you can forget about problems in real life.
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ qualities - repertoire - clapped - regal - sneered - dodged - stubborn - hounding - splendid - sleeves - perform - at once ]
11. The evil step-sisters _________ at Cinderella because she was just a servant.
12. My sister looked _________ in her new dress.
13. Impatience is one of my bad _________.
14. My little brother wants to be an actor because he loves to ________.
15. He is too _________ to admit he's wrong.
16. My uncle has a huge _________ of bad jokes.
17. The _________ on my new coat are too long.
18. The king looked _________ in his new robe.
19. The thieves _________ bullets as they ran away from the bank.
20. We have so much work to do that we must start ________!
21. The audience ________ loudly when the play finished.
22. The movie star was tired of everyone _________ him for autographs.
