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Nearest and dearest

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She smiled at Jimmy, _______________ with his grey eyes and a bit of his dad's twinkle

a)

a chip off the old block

b)

the black sheep of the family

c)

the baby of the family

d)

the spitting image of

2.

Which idiom is the most suitable?

a)

like two peas in a pod

b)

to bring home the bacon

c)

a close-knit family

d)

like father, like son

3.

Listen and write down

(a)  

4.

(a)   said to emphasize that you believe that family connections are always more important than other types of relationship

5.

In the English language, __________ is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within ___________.

a)

black sheep, society

b)

oddball, a family

c)

oddball, society

d)

black sheep, a family

6.

Listen and write down

(a)  

7.

It takes two to tango means (choose several variants)

a)

to earn money to live on

b)

that both people involved in a difficult situation must accept the blame

c)

that an activity needs two people who are willing to take part for it to happen

d)

to be successful at something

8.

What idiom should be instead of X?

(a)  

9.

Like two peas in a pod means

a)

very similar, especially in appearance

b)

very similar, especially in behavior

c)

very different

d)

very round

10.

Match idioms and definitions:

1) nearest and dearest

2) your own flesh and blood

3) the baby of the family


A) Your family or relations.

B) A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.

C) Your family, especially those that you live with or are very involved with.

(a)  

11.

Listen and write down

(a)  

12.

Men were once solely responsible for bringing home the meat from the back or sides of a pig, often eaten fried in thin slices. Write down the right word instead of definition.

(a)  

13.

When sb was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye means

a)

someone has a cunning dad

b)

at a time before someone was born

c)

someone remembers someone's dad when he was young

d)

someone has an old dad

14.

Listen and write down

(a)  

15.

If someone has a __________ in the _________ (or closet in US English), it means that they have a dark or embarrassing secret about their past that they would prefer to remain undisclosed.

(a)  

16.

Guess the idiom

(a)  

17.

Guess the idiom

(a)  

18.

Choose the right picture for this idiom: to tie the knot

a)
b)
c)
d)