WorksheetsForeign-origin Words and Phrases
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
At the fancy dinner, my brother used his salad fork for the main course. My mom later told him it was a small faux pas. What is a faux pas?
A delicious meal
A social blunder
A polite compliment
An exciting adventure
Match each Latin phrase to its English meaning.
Carpe diem
Seize the day
Status quo
The existing state of affairs
Bona fide
Genuine or real
Vice versa
The other way around
The party invitation said to RSVP by Friday so the host would know how much pizza to order. What does RSVP ask you to do?
Bring a gift
Arrive on time
Please respond
Dress in costume
Sort these phrases based on the situation: Phrases for "Greetings/Goodbyes" or Phrases for "Describing Things".
Bon voyage
Cul-de-sac
Adios
A la carte
The phrase déjà vu describes what kind of feeling?
The feeling that you have already experienced something that is happening now
A feeling of extreme happiness and excitement
The feeling of being tired after a long day
A feeling of hunger for a specific food
A lawyer decided to help the animal shelter for free because she believed in their mission. Which phrase describes work done for free for the public good?
Pro bono
E pluribus unum
Ad nauseam
Prima donna
Match each word to its language of origin.
Siesta
Spanish
Faux pas
French
Carpe diem
Latin
Shampoo
Hindi
The principal didn't want to change the school's successful reading program, preferring to maintain the _____. Which phrase best completes the sentence?
status quo
bon voyage
cul-de-sac
déjà vu
Sort these foreign-origin words into two categories: "A Type of Food" or "A Way to Order Food".
Hors d'oeuvre
A la carte
Salsa
A la mode
Which foreign phrase is another way to say "in a large group" or "all together"?
En masse
Pro bono
Vice versa
Bona fide
Match the situation to the foreign phrase that best describes it.
Wishing a friend a great trip to Mexico
Bon voyage!
A street that's a dead end
A cul-de-sac
That weird feeling you've been here before
Déjà vu
An embarrassing social mistake
A faux pas
The teacher complained that she had to repeat the instructions ad nauseam. What does ad nauseam mean?
To a sickening or excessive degree
In a very quiet voice
For the first time
Only to the best students
Sort these phrases by their language of origin: French or Latin.
Déjà vu
E pluribus unum
En masse
Status quo
Pro bono
Faux pas
The lead singer was a total prima donna, refusing to perform until her specific, imported water was delivered to the dressing room. In this context, a prima donna is someone who is...
humble and easygoing
talented but not well-known
a very skilled musician
temperamental and thinks they are very important
Match each phrase to its simple definition.
Et cetera (etc.)
And so on
A la mode
With ice cream
RSVP
Please reply
Bona fide
The real deal
