Vocabulary (3)

Boomed loudly

The cannons boomed loudly in the night.

In no time

The kids ate their dinner in no time.

Muddy and soggy

After the rain, the road became muddy and soggy.

Sweet and kind-looking

The young girl may look sweet and kind-looking, but she is cunning.

Hot and bothered

The argument made my wife very hot and bothered.

Scattered about

The books were scattered about in the room.

Warm and humid

This house plant needs warm and humid conditions.

Feeling blue

After her beloved pet passed away, Sarah couldn't help but feel blue for weeks.

Phrases Play (2)

Fill in each blank with the appropriate phrase from the phrases provided below. Each word can only be used once.

Open Ended

The brown dog lay panting under the tree. The (1) __________________ weather was hard on stray animals like him. Water was scarce and what he could find tasted stale. He looked at the passers-by walking along the street. Everyone looked (2) ______________________. Just then, a lady walked over. She was (3) ____________________. She took out a plastic bowl and a bottle of water from the bag she was carrying. The lady poured water into the bowl and set it before the dog. “Here you go," she said. The dog stood up, went to the bowl and started drinking. (4) __________________ the bowl was empty. "Have some more," the lady said, pouring more water. The dog wagged its tail gratefully.

Answers

1) warm and humid
2)hot and bothered
3) sweet and kind-looking
4) In no time

Open Ended

It had been storming all day. The prince looked gloomily out and saw that his gardens were all (5) ________________. His roses bushes drooped, the petals lay (6) ______________ the mud. The prince sighed sadly. He was (7) ___________________. He had not been able

to find a real princess to marry and now he could not even look at his roses to cheer himself up. He was just thinking about getting a cup of hot chocolate when he saw a wet and muddy figure walking towards the entrance of the castle. "Who could walk out in the storm?" he thought, puzzled. Just then, a knock (8) ________________ from the door.

Answers

5) muddy and soggy
6) scattered about
7) feeling blue
8) boomed loudly