Adjectives associated with animals.

 

Match the adjectives with their meanings:

 

1. Bovine

2. Lupine

3. Aquiline

4. Leonine

5. Ophidian

6. Ovine

7. Porcine

8. Simian

9. Ursine

10. Vulpine

 

A. Like a wolf; savage and predatory

B.  Of snakes or snakelike; dishonest or mean-spirited

C.  Resembling a pig

D.  Resembling a cow or ox; dull

E.  Characteristic of or pertaining to apes or monkeys

F.  Resembling an eagle or curving like an eagle’s beak

G.  Like a fox; cunning or crafty

H.  Having characteristics of a lion

I.  Characteristic of bears

J. Characteristic of a sheep

 

Fill in the gaps with the words above:

 

1.  The mortality was so great that its adverse effects upon the ____ population of the country were still perceptible ten years afterwards. The woolen plaid business suffered greatly.

2.  With ______ agility he climbed the tree.

3.  She stared at us with her stupid _____ expression.

4.  The fat-cheeked boy addressed to his ______ father.

5.  He frequently shows his _____ manners. He is very awkward.

6.  His _____ savage behavior scares me.

7.  By his _____ grin I always know he is up to some mischief.

8.  His _____ courage makes me proud.

9.  The boy takes after his father, especially with his ______ nose.

10. He looked at me with his ______ eyes, which made me feel uncomfortable and suspect a trickery.

 

 

Write a story about a) zoo animals b) circus animals c) farm animals d) animals in the wild e) pet animals f) sea animals. Use onomatopoeia (sounds), animal idioms, and animal adjectives above.

 

 E.g.: It was a dark summer night. The second hour had passed since I saw my camp friends. I shouldn’t have left them. I am always losing my head when it comes to collecting mushrooms. So, here we go. I was there all alone in the pitch-dark forest without a compass. I was trying not to panic and remain calm. But suddenly I heard wolves howl.

 

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Sea life

 

 

Match

Word choice:

 

 

Word search:

Word scramble:

 

 

Spelling bee:

 

Swimming vocabulary:

 

 

Bingo:

 

Match the words that end with sick with their meanings:

 

1. Airsick

2. Brainsick

3. Carsick

4. Fossick

5. Greensick

6. Heartsick

7. Homesick

8. Lovesick

9. Oversick

10. Seasick

 

A.  Too sick

B.  (of a person) affected with chlorosis(Anaemia caused by iron deficiency, especially in adolescent girls, causing a pale, faintly greenish complexion.)

C.  Diseased in the mind; mad or insane.

D.  In love, or missing the person one loves, so much that one is unable to act normally.

E.  Rummage; search.

F.  Affected with nausea due to travel in an aircraft.

G.  Experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.

H.  Affected with nausea caused by the motion of a car or other vehicle in which one is traveling.

I.  Very despondent, typically from grief or loss of love.

J. Suffering from sickness or nausea caused by the motion of a ship at sea.

 

 

Questions:

1. Do you have any type of sickness mentioned above?

2. How to cope with these sicknesses?

 

 

Word formation:

 

Verb	Adjective	Noun
Adore
Astonish
Captivate capture
Delight
Interest
Legalize
Perform
Protect
Resemble
Survive
Respect
Circle
Express
Dread
Exist
React

 

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word:

1. My son bears a great ________(resemble) to my father.

2. To my ______(astonish), I won first place in the competition.

3. It was the most _______(delight) performance I’ve ever had.

4. It’s _______(legal) to drive through a red light.

5. As a(n)______(interest) observer, you can be fairer.

6. The struggle for _______(survive) nowadays is very difficult.

7. The little girl received an ______(adore) little puppy for a birthday present.

8. The circus _______(perform) were amazingly agile*( Able to move quickly and easily.)

9. Her mother was always ______ (protect) and never allowed her to go out alone.

10. A tiger should not be kept in _______(captive)

11. Tony is a very rude boy who is completely _________ (respect).

12. We stayed in a log cabin near a lake completely _______(circle) by trees.

13. She has such a(n)________(express) face that nobody ever knows what she’s thinking.

14. When the teacher mentioned the ______(dread) word ‘exam’, the children stopped talking.

15. His new paper claims that the ______(exist) of aliens is a certainty.

16. The government has announced plans to build a nuclear _______(react) in the middle of a nature reserve.

 

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