WorksheetsAnimal idioms and word formation
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Whatever I said to Alex about her attitude, she couldn't have cared less! It was like water off a __________'s back!
camel
dolphin
whale
duck
Your parents will have ________ when they hear you want to emigrate to Australia!
cats
kittens
puppies
babies
Poppy can be as stubborn as a _________ when she has her mind set on something.
donkey
ass
mule
camel
I'm trying to finish this essay for tomorrow but I haven't got any more ideas: I feel like I'm flogging a dead _______.
horse
camel
duck
donkey
There's no alternative but to take the ___________ by the horns and explain what the problem is. There's no point in running away from it.
rhino
reindeer
bull
buffalo
Oh I don't know, if the problem isn't serious then I think you should let sleeping _________ lie and pretend you know nothing about it.
lions
mice
cats
dogs
Asking for time off work to go on an assertiveness training course has really put the __________ among the pigeons - everyone else wants to go now!
lion
cat
tiger
eagle
Kevin has got a __________ in his bonnet about punctuality this month: woe betide you if you're more than five minutes late for his classes.
wasp
fly
spider
bee
That film was very ___________ (inspire): just the same old plot full of clichés.
inspirational
inspiring
uninspirational
uninspiring
I'm _____________ (decide) about my plans for next year as yet: let's hope I'll be able to clarify things soon.
indecisive
deciding
decision
undecided
Sometimes other people's ___________ (thought) is very heartwarming.
thoughtfulness
thoughts
thoughtlessness
thoughtness
If you can respond calmly and ___________ (agressive), then I think that would be the best way forward.
agressively
anti-agressively
non-agressively
inter-agressively
One thing i really enjoy about academic life is the __________ (change) of ideas and opinions.
interchange
exchange
changing
changeless
I think Katie is deservedly proud of her _____________ (accomplish)
accomplishes
unaccomplished
accomplishments
inaccomplishments
