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ENGLISH –Intermediate / Advanced

An OXYMORON is a figure speech that combines two normally contradictionary terms


(”oxy” = sharp, ”moros” = dull)

Examples: a fine mess, almost always, found missing

COMBINE THE WORDS AND MAKE OXYMORONS

pretty dead pretty ugly

found naturally

same shrimp

living glasses

soft ugly

alone fits all

act host

butt missing

new vacation

plastic difference

working big

jumbo office

a little together

guest head

one size classic

paperless rock

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Answers:

pretty ugly

found missing

same difference

living dead

soft rock

alone together

act naturally

butt head

new classic

plastic glasses

working vacation

jumbo shrimp

a little big

guest host

one size fits all

paperless office

iSLCollective.com

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