English
ll. Directions: Read the idiomatic expressions and their meaning in the table. Use them to complete the sentences below. Write only the letter of your answer on the blank before each number.
ldiomatic Expressions
A. FORTY WINKS
B. LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENT
C. LOW WATERS
D. MOTHER TONGUE
E. STONE'S THROW
MEANING
A SHORT NAP DURING THE DAY
INSINCERE PRAISE
NATIVE LANGUAGE
NEAR
VERY SAD
___11. MINA'S HOUSE IS A ____ FROM SCHOOL, SO JUST WALKS TO SCHOOL.
___12. IS IT ANY WONDER IF SHE CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL? I LEANED HER _____ IS FRENCH.
___13. DO NOT BELIEVE HIS _____. HE DOES NOT MEAN WHAT HE SAYS.
___14. MR. BELEN IS IN _____ AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS BELOVED WIFE.
___15. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ______? I KNOW YOU HAD NO SLEEP NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE NEW BABY.
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. d
2. c
3.b
4. e
5.a
Explanation:
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Answer:
Stone's throw 11. MINA'S HOUSE IS A ____ FROM SCHOOL, SO JUST WALKS TO SCHOOL.
Mother tongue 12. IS IT ANY WONDER IF SHE CANNOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL? I LEARNED HER _____ IS FRENCH.
Left-handed compliment 13. DO NOT BELIEVE HIS _____. HE DOES NOT MEAN WHAT HE SAYS.
Low waters 14. MR. BELEN IS IN _____ AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS BELOVED WIFE.
Forty winks 15. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ______? I KNOW YOU HAD NO SLEEP NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE NEW BABY.
Explanation:
Stone's throw - a short distance
Mother tongue - the first language an individual has learned/native language
Left-handed compliment - an insincere praise
Low waters - to be sad
Forty winks - to take a short nap