Activity #3
Underline the context clues in the sentence, and then write the idiomatic expression before the number on the space provided before the number.
1. It was as if my mother knew exactly what I was thinking and read my mind.
2. I wanted to quit the piano lessons, but my father convinced me not to throw in the towel.
3. Archilles ran home quickly and he did it in a flash.
4. Aizy was nervous during the interview as if she got butterflies in her stomach.
5. The shouting and yelling of the neighbors annoy the old woman. She bangs the door and bent out of shape.
6. Fiona spins a yarn just about anything. Perhaps she’ll be a good story teller someday.
7. My grandfather shares stories that too impossible to happen as if he’s building castles in the air.
8. The guide warns off the tourists to be careful and alert while walking in the hill.
9. The Luneta Park was a very busy place where hive of activities happened all the time.
10. My sister was bug eyed when she saw my sets of jewelry, to her amazement she forgot her cell phone ringing.
- help me please
- i need it please
Answers & Comments
Read my mind 1. It was as if my mother knew exactly what I was thinking and read my mind.
Throw the towel 2. I wanted to quit the piano lessons, but my father convinced me not to throw in the towel.
In a flash 3. Archilles ran home quickly and he did it in a flash.
Butterflies in her stomach 4. Aizy was nervous during the interview as if she got butterflies in her stomach.
Bent out of shape 5. The shouting and yelling of the neighbors annoy the old woman. She bangs the door and bent out of shape.
Spins yarn 6. Fiona spins a yarn just about anything. Perhaps she’ll be a good story teller someday.
Building castles in the air 7. My grandfather shares stories that too impossible to happen as if he’s building castles in the air.
Warns off 8. The guide warns off the tourists to be careful and alert while walking in the hill.
Hive of activities 9. The Luneta Park was a very busy place where hive of activities happened all the time.
Bug-eyed 10. My sister was bug-eyed when she saw my sets of jewelry, to her amazement she forgot her cell phone ringing.