Complete the following sentences with the correct part of the body to make an
idiom.
1. I was just about to say the same thing.
You took the words right out of my .
2. Would you mind giving me a with this box? I can’t lift it by myself.
3. If you got anything to say to me, I’d appreciate it if you’d say it to my
.
4. I’ve decided to go on holiday to the Philippines to chill out, relax and let
my down for a couple of weeks.
5. Pepito loves ice cream, cakes, biscuits and chocolate. He’s got such a sweet
.
6. The way they treat their children is a disgrace. It really makes my
boil to see such bad parenting.
A compound adjective is a single adjective made up
of more than one word. Example: earth-shattering news
The words in a compound adjective are often connected with a hyphen:
Something that makes your mouth water is mouth-watering Example: a mouth-watering dessert
Match the compound adjective to the
noun.
1. A far-reaching
2. An eye-catching
3. A spine-chilling
4. A breath-taking
5. A time-consuming
6. A mind-boggling
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Her cake was too stale to eat.
Include the word fresh
Her cake
2. Maybe Pepito went home early.
Include the word might
Pepito
3. I can’t possibly record a podcast with all this noise!
Include the word impossible
It
4. The thief suddenly realised that the police were watching him.
Include the word watched
The thief suddenly
5. I should have studied English with La Mansión del Inglés.
Include the word only
If only
A compound adjective is a single adjective made up
of more than one word.
Example: earth-shattering news
The words in a compound adjective are often connected with a hyphen:
Something that makes your mouth water is mouth-watering
Example: a mouth-watering dessert
Some compound adjectives have numbers:
Example: a dog with three legs is a three-legged dog
We can call a person who is hypocritical a two-faced person
Match the compound adjective with
the most suitable
noun.
1. A bad-tempered
2. A far-fetched
3. An absent-minded
4. A handmade
5. A double-edged
6. A well-read
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Complete the following sentences with the correct part of the body to make an
idiom.
