Colloquialism

Is this an example of colloquialisms or jargon:

Running around like a headless chook.

• Colloquialism

• Jargon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following colloquialisms with their meanings

• Afternoon

• Bottle-o

• Full

• Chock-a-block

• Bottle shop

• Arvo

• Biscuit

• Biccy

• Someone who’s not very sophisticated

• Bogan

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the colloquial term "gotta" mean in this sentence?

"I gotta learn this for my examination."

• have got to

• want to

• am going to

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Locate the colloquial word used in this sentence.

"I need to go to the dunny!"

• home

• go

• dunny

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Locate the colloquial word used in the sentence.

"G'day, peeps!"

• G'day

• Peeps

• G'day and peeps

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

CCSS.W.9-10.2E

Locate the colloquial word used in the sentence.

"Gimme the ice cream."

• gimme

• ice cream

• the

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.SL.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.1D

CCSS.W.11-12.2E

Which has an effect on a colloquialism?

• Age of Audience

• Geographic Region of Audience

• Ethnicity of Audience

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does this colloquialism mean:

The netball team broke their drought.

• The team won their first game in a long time

• They played in the rain

• Rain finally eased the drought

• No one on the netball team has ever seen rain

What does this colloquialism mean: Later the students are going to do an emu bob around the school yard.

• They are going walk around like emus.

• They are going to pick up rubbish.

• They are going to play a game of bobs and statues

• They are going to dance around the school yard

Identify the colloquialism in the following sentence: "She was feeling under the weather."

• under the weather

• feeling

• she was

• the