Practice: How the Zebra Got her Stripes
Match the synonyms:
cheerful excited
wish come near
leap desire
shade happy
eager color
approach like better
prefer jump
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Match the synonyms:
remain fed up
brilliant decide
mysterious bright, shiny
pure lines
exasperated secret, unknown
make up your mind stay
delighted 100%, completely
stripes pleased
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Answer the questions:
1. When are you exasperated?
a. after you finish your homework
b. when your little brother asks you to play with him 25 times
c. when it’s time for bed and you’re not sleepy
2.If you are drinking pure lemon juice, it is …
a.lemon juice with water
b.lemon juice with apple juice
c.only lemon juice
3.If you are overcome with grief, you are …
a.very, very sad
b.a little sad
c.not sad at all
4.A palette is for …
a.doctors
b.artists
c.taxi drivers
5.If you change your mind a lot, you …
a.can’t decide
b.forget everything
c.are crazy
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ wish – stripes – overcome – remained – snorted ]
1. My sister ___________ because she thought my idea was stupid.
2. I was _____________ with happiness when I learned how to snowboard.
3. If you wear clothes with vertical ____________, you look thinner.
4. The mother ____________ in the room while her child fell asleep.
5. I ______________ I had a million dollars.
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ shade – pure – prefer – leaped – make up my mind – desire – exasperated]
6. I don’t want to watch a movie. I ___________ to read a book.
7. I can’t _____________ about which socks to wear to school.
8. My sister’s lipstick is an ugly _____________ of red.
9. I am ______________ because a drunk man has been knocking on my door for an hour!
10. The cat _____________ out the window when it heard the dog barking.
11. My biggest ______________ is to see Nepal.
12. My dog is _____________ poodle; he is not mixed.
