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SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level : FORM 3 Revision No : 4

Match the following proverbs with their definitions from the box below.

 Being apart from someone makes you like the person better.

 Taking the time to do something right the first time will save a lot of time later.

 It is better not to disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or

complications.

 Being satisfied with one thing that you already have is better than pursuing two

things that you might not be able to get.

 Doing things too hastily can lead to trouble.

 It is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how

unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem.

 No one is so powerful that he can stop the march of time.

 Beware of pursuing material things. They may not be what you expect.

 Imagining that you have something before you actually do is dangerous.

 Behaving in a proud manner often leads to failure.

 Continue the efforts to achieve and not rely on recognition for previous

achievements.

 It is easy to forget a person when you do not see him.

 If the situation is as bad as possible, or almost as bad as possible, then it is

almost ready to get better.

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1. Haste makes waste.
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2. A stitch in time saves nine.
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3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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4. Pride goes before a fall.
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5. Let sleeping dogs lie.
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6. All that glitters is not gold.
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7. Don't rest on your laurels.
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8. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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9. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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10. Time and tide wait for no man.
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11. Every cloud has a silver lining.
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12. It's always darkest before dawn.
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13. Out of sight, out of mind.
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Complete the following sentences with the correct idiomatic phrase.

 gets butterflies in his stomach

 cooked his goose

 brings the house down

 got cold feet

 cannot make head nor tail of

 are not cut from the same cloth

 caught my eye

 couch potatoes

 the bottom line

 doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

 cool as a cucumber

 bite off more than you can chew

1. Sally is a musical genius. Her performance always ______________________________

_________________________________.

2. Do whatever you can, but don't _____________________________________________

3. After a long heated discussion, the director finally said, " _________________________

___________________________ is, we have a limited budget and simply can't continue

this project any longer."

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4. He always _________________________________________ before calling his girlfriend

for a date.

5. Leon is a very strange guy. Whatever he says and does is very strange. I _____________

____________________________________ him.

6. She was as ___________________________________________ even right after she

broke up with her boyfriend.

7. Jeremy stayed up late yesterday at a party and missed an important meeting in the

morning. He told his boss he had a fever, but one of his colleagues ________________

__________________________________. She saw him laughing at the party last night.

8. He agreed to go surfing with his friends, but he _________________________________

_________________________________________ when they arrived at the beach.

9. While driving on the trunk road, a monitor lizard ________________________________

_____________________________________.

10. Most children don't play outside as much as before. Many of them are obese or

_____________________________________________________.

11. When you teach children, remember that they _________________________________

_______________________________. Each child has his own character.

12. A : Do you think Tom’s parent has already started to do something to solve the

problem?

B : I believe so. He's the kind of guy who ______________________________________.

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Match the words below with their meanings.

fragrant build up nearly start

reach manage lively act
spine relevant irritate plausible
generous poll absent stomach
guarantee innocent terrible approximately
summary occur favourable appealing
achieve confess tender weird

1. about 2. ballot

3. abstract 4. blameless

5. accomplish 6. arise

7. accumulate 8. aromatic

9. administer 10. arrive

11. admit 12. backbone

13. almost 14. beneficent

15. animated 16. assure

17. annoy 18. attractive

19. begin 20. away

21. behave 22. awful

23. believable 24. beneficial

25. belly 26. bid

27. applicable 28. bizarre

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Homonyms

A homonym is a word that shares the same pronunciation and/or spelling of another or
multiple other words. Homonyms come in two forms: homographs and homophones.

Homographs are words that are spelled, but not necessarily pronounced in the same way.
Some examples:

 Desert ­ either a noun meaning a hot, arid region OR a verb meaning “to leave.”
 Produce ­ either a verb meaning “to create” OR a noun referring to fruits and
vegetables.
 Minute - either a noun indicating a period of 60 seconds OR an adjective applied to
something small in terms of size, significance or degree.

Homophones are words that are pronounced, but not necessarily spelled in the same way.
Some examples:

1. Their/They’re/There

 Their is a possessive pronoun indicating something that belongs to “them.”

 They’re is a contraction of “they are” (e.g. “they’re happy” = “they are happy”).
 There is an adverb indicating a place opposite of “here.”

2. Weather/Whether

 Weather is a noun describing temperature, clouds, wind, and so on.

 Whether is a conjunction used to introduce the first of two alternatives (with “or”
typically being used to introduce the second of the two).

3. Yore/Your/You’re

 Yore is an uncommon noun referring to time past.

 Your is a possessive pronoun indicating something belonging to “you.”
 You’re is a contraction of “you are” (e.g. “you’re tired” = “you are tired”).

4. Its/It’s

 Its is a possessive pronoun indicating something that belongs to “it.”

 It’s is a contraction of “it is” (e.g. “it’s going to be fun!” = “it is going to be fun!”).

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Give the homonym of each word in Column A. The first one has been done for you.

Column A Column B
0. allowed aloud
1. ant
2. ate
3. ball
4. band
5. bear
6. be
7. billed
8. blew
9. board
10. boy
11. brake
12. by
13. beach
14. bolder
15. bread
16. browse
17. cell
18. cent
19. cereal
20. chews
21. choral
22. chute

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Underline the correct word in each sentence below.

1. My play has finally been ( accepted, excepted ) for a stage production.

2. The shoppers bought all of my paintings ( accept, except ) the most expensive one.

3. Your behaviour will not ( affect, effect ) my perception of you.

4. Your answer will have no ( affect, effect ) on your performance at the interview.

5. The students were ( already, all ready ) out of the hall before I could get the doors
closed.

6. They were ( already, all ready ) to go when the bus arrived.

7. If I make a / an ( allusion, illusion, delusion ) to the late President Kennedy, do you

think the audience will understand my point?

8. A magician's strategy is often called an optical ( allusion, illusion, delusion ).

9. Martha is under the ( allusion, illusion, delusion ) that the prince is in love with
her.

10. I am looking at the large ( amount, number ) of icons on the computer screen.

11. The ( amount, number ) of pollution in the air is getting worse each day.

12. The fact that my hair is blue today is ( beside, besides ) the point; I am still your sister.

13. None of Brahim's friends, ( beside, besides ) Ah Chong, would listen to his advice.

14. Try to avoid eating ( desert, dessert ) after a meal if you want to lose weight.

15. A camel can survive in the ( desert, dessert ) for many days without food and water.

16. The boys climbed ( farther, further ) up the hill to catch the sunrise.

17. My parents want me to ( farther, further ) my education overseas.

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18. Nobody thinks that ( its, it's ) a good idea to talk to Jenny right now.

19. A small plane lost ( its, it's ) wing in the thunderstorm.

20. She likes ( lying, laying ) in the sun to get a nice tan.

21. You should ( lay, lie ) all of your cards on the table now.

22. Martha ( lay, laid ) the sick kitten on the vet's table.

23. It is good to ( lie, lay ) down in a relaxed position for a few minutes if you feel tired.

24. Wanda ( lay, laid ) in bed for an hour as she had a headache.

25. The accident victim was ( lying, laying ) in the middle of the road.

26. It does not matter whether you win or ( lose, loose ), as long as you enjoy the game.

27. It is not my intention to ( lose, loose ) a lifelong friendship because of this

misunderstanding.

28. When Pauline saw me on the street, she walked right ( passed, past ) me.

29. The student finally ( passed, past ) the test.

30. My cupboard is full of ( stationary, stationery ).

31. Prices of goods have risen but my wage has remained ( stationary, stationery ).

32. My mother brought me to the shopping mall and ( then, than ) she bought me a pair
of shoes.

33. It is much more complicated ( then, than ) you think it is.

34. Katherine could not decide ( weather, whether ) she should marry Tom or Jones.

35. The ( weather, whether ) forecast for this weekend is not great.

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 SERI OMEGA PRIVATE & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Subject : ENGLISH Level : FORM 3 Revision No : 4

MODEL ANSWER

Match the following proverbs with their definitions from the box below.

 Being apart from someone makes you like the person better.

 Taking the time to do something right the first time will save a lot of time later.

 It is better not to disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or

complications.

 Being satisfied with one thing that you already have is better than pursuing two

things that you might not be able to get.

 Doing things too hastily can lead to trouble.

 It is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how

unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem.

 No one is so powerful that he can stop the march of time.

 Beware of pursuing material things. They may not be what you expect.

 Imagining that you have something before you actually do is dangerous.

 Behaving in a proud manner often leads to failure.

 Continue the efforts to achieve and not rely on recognition for previous

achievements.

 It is easy to forget a person when you do not see him.

 If the situation is as bad as possible, or almost as bad as possible, then it is

almost ready to get better.

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1. Haste makes waste.
Doing things too hastily can lead to trouble.

2. A stitch in time saves nine.

Taking the time to do something right the first time will save a lot of time later.

3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Being satisfied with one thing that you already have is better than pursuing two things
that you might not be able to get.

4. Pride goes before a fall.

Behaving in a proud manner often leads to failure.

5. Let sleeping dogs lie.

It is better not to disturb a situation as it would result in trouble or complications.

6. All that glitters is not gold.

Beware of pursuing material things. They may not be what you expect.

7. Don't rest on your laurels.

Continue the efforts to achieve and not rely on recognition for previous achievements.

8. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Imagining that you have something before you actually do is dangerous.

9. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Being apart from someone makes you like the person better.

10. Time and tide wait for no man.

No one is so powerful that he can stop the march of time.

11. Every cloud has a silver lining.

It is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how
unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem.

12. It's always darkest before dawn.

If the situation is as bad as possible, or almost as bad as possible, then it is almost ready
to get better.

13. Out of sight, out of mind.

It is easy to forget a person when you do not see him.

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Complete the following sentences with the correct idiomatic phrase.

 gets butterflies in his stomach

 cooked his goose

 brings the house down

 got cold feet

 cannot make head nor tail of

 are not cut from the same cloth

 caught my eye

 couch potatoes

 the bottom line

 doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

 cool as a cucumber

 bite off more than you can chew

1. Sally is a musical genius. Her performance always brings the house down.

2. Do whatever you can, but don't bite off more than you can chew.

3. After a long heated discussion, the director finally said, " The bottom line is, we have a

limited budget and simply can't continue this project any longer."

4. He always gets butterflies in his stomach before calling his girlfriend for a date.

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5. Leon is a very strange guy. Whatever he says and does is very strange. I cannot make

head nor tail of him.

6. She was as cool as a cucumber even right after she broke up with her boyfriend.

7. Jeremy stayed up late yesterday at a party and missed an important meeting in the

morning. He told his boss he had a fever, but one of his colleagues cooked his goose.

She saw him laughing at the party last night.

8. He agreed to go surfing with his friends, but he got cold feet when they arrived at the

beach.

9. While driving on the trunk road, a monitor lizard caught my eye.

10. Most children don't play outside as much as before. Many of them are obese or

couch potatoes.

11. When you teach children, remember that they are not cut from the same cloth. Each

child has his own character.

12. A : Do you think Tom’s parent has already started to do something to solve the

problem?

B : I believe so. He's the kind of guy who doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet.

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Match the words below with their meanings.

fragrant build up nearly start

reach manage lively act
spine relevant irritate plausible
generous poll absent stomach
guarantee innocent terrible approximately
summary occur favourable appealing
achieve confess tender weird

1. about approximately 2. ballot poll

3. abstract summary 4. blameless innocent

5. accomplish achieve 6. arise occur

7. accumulate build up 8. aromatic fragrant

9. administer manage 10. arrive reach

11. admit confess 12. backbone spine

13. almost nearly 14. beneficent generous

15. animated lively 16. assure guarantee

17. annoy irritate 18. attractive appealing

19. begin start 20. away absent

21. behave act 22. awful terrible

23. believable plausible 24. beneficial favourable

25. belly stomach 26. bid tender

27. applicable relevant 28. bizarre weird

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Homonyms

A homonym is a word that shares the same pronunciation and/or spelling of another or
multiple other words. Homonyms come in two forms: homographs and homophones.

Homographs are words that are spelled, but not necessarily pronounced in the same way.
Some examples:

 Desert ­ either a noun meaning a hot, arid region OR a verb meaning “to leave.”
 Produce ­ either a verb meaning “to create” OR a noun referring to fruits and
vegetables.
 Minute - either a noun indicating a period of 60 seconds OR an adjective applied to
something small in terms of size, significance or degree.

Homophones are words that are pronounced, but not necessarily spelled in the same way.
Some examples:

1. Their/They’re/There

 Their is a possessive pronoun indicating something that belongs to “them.”

 They’re is a contraction of “they are” (e.g. “they’re happy” = “they are happy”).
 There is an adverb indicating a place opposite of “here.”

2. Weather/Whether

 Weather is a noun describing temperature, clouds, wind, and so on.

 Whether is a conjunction used to introduce the first of two alternatives (with “or”
typically being used to introduce the second of the two).

3. Yore/Your/You’re

 Yore is an uncommon noun referring to time past.

 Your is a possessive pronoun indicating something belonging to “you.”
 You’re is a contraction of “you are” (e.g. “you’re tired” = “you are tired”).

4. Its/It’s

 Its is a possessive pronoun indicating something that belongs to “it.”

 It’s is a contraction of “it is” (e.g. “it’s going to be fun!” = “it is going to be fun!”).

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Give the homonym of each word in Column A. The first one has been done for you.

Column A Column B
0. allowed aloud
1. ant aunt
2. ate eight
3. ball bawl
4. band banned
5. bear bare
6. be bee
7. billed build
8. blew blue
9. board bored
10. boy buoy
11. brake break
12. by bye / buy
13. beach beech
14. bolder boulder
15. bread bred
16. browse brows
17. cell sell
18. cent scent / sent
19. cereal serial
20. chews choose
21. choral coral
22. chute shoot

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Underline the correct word in each sentence below.

1. My play has finally been ( accepted, excepted ) for a stage production.

2. The shoppers bought all of my paintings ( accept, except ) the most expensive one.

3. Your behaviour will not ( affect, effect ) my perception of you.

4. Your answer will have no ( affect, effect ) on your performance at the interview.

5. The students were ( already, all ready ) out of the hall before I could get the doors
closed.

6. They were ( already, all ready ) to go when the bus arrived.

7. If I make a / an ( allusion, illusion, delusion ) to the late President Kennedy, do you

think the audience will understand my point?

8. A magician's strategy is often called an optical ( allusion, illusion, delusion ).

9. Martha is under the ( allusion, illusion, delusion ) that the prince is in love with
her.

10. I am looking at the large ( amount, number ) of icons on the computer screen.

11. The ( amount, number ) of pollution in the air is getting worse each day.

12. The fact that my hair is blue today is ( beside, besides ) the point; I am still your sister.

13. None of Brahim's friends, ( beside, besides ) Ah Chong, would listen to his advice.

14. Try to avoid eating ( desert, dessert ) after a meal if you want to lose weight.

15. A camel can survive in the ( desert, dessert ) for many days without food and water.

16. The boys climbed ( farther, further ) up the hill to catch the sunrise.

17. My parents want me to ( farther, further ) my education overseas.

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18. Nobody thinks that ( its, it's ) a good idea to talk to Jenny right now.

19. A small plane lost ( its, it's ) wing in the thunderstorm.

20. She likes ( lying, laying ) in the sun to get a nice tan.

21. You should ( lay, lie ) all of your cards on the table now.

22. Martha ( lay, laid ) the sick kitten on the vet's table.

23. It is good to ( lie, lay ) down in a relaxed position for a few minutes if you feel tired.

24. Wanda ( lay, laid ) in bed for an hour as she had a headache.

25. The accident victim was ( lying, laying ) in the middle of the road.

26. It does not matter whether you win or ( lose, loose ), as long as you enjoy the game.

27. It is not my intention to ( lose, loose ) a lifelong friendship because of this

misunderstanding.

28. When Pauline saw me on the street, she walked right ( passed, past ) me.

29. The student finally ( passed, past ) the test.

30. My cupboard is full of ( stationary, stationery ).

31. Prices of goods have risen but my wage has remained ( stationary, stationery ).

32. My mother brought me to the shopping mall and ( then, than ) she bought me a pair
of shoes.

33. It is much more complicated ( then, than ) you think it is.

34. Katherine could not decide ( weather, whether ) she should marry Tom or Jones.

35. The ( weather, whether ) forecast for this weekend is not great.

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