Word Knowledge and Skills #4

I like the blue dress __________ than the green one.

• better

• something

• much

There are a million things I’d rather do than wash the dishes, but I’ll do them without complaining.

 

Which phrase uses an obvious exaggeration?

• A million things

• I'd rather do

• Wash the dishes

• Without complaining

Dad takes the train to the __________ where he works.

• day

• ride

• town

In order to get the large desk down the stairs, we had to _____ it.

• vacate

• dismantle

• tolerate

• sabotage

My family got ready for our __________ to the country.

• trip

• dinner

• bicycle

• hurry

Pretty flowers grow in our ________ .

• garden

• bee

• picnic

The art teacher helped us design and paint the ________ for the play.

• scenery

• dictionaries

• acrobatics

• comfort

Lunch is always served exactly at noon. We don’t want to be late, so we had better shake a leg!

What does shake a leg mean?

• call ahead

• hurry up

• eat lunch

I have always wanted a puppy, and now I ________ have one.

• finally

• softly

• brightly

• heavily

Tim will tell you ________ he wants to do.

• what

• not

• for