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British geography quiz

Look at this list of seven words. Each word is a river, town, or a country in Britain. Can you put each word in the correct group? There are four words in each group.

The remaining five words are capital cities of the four countries which compose Britain (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) plus an odd one out.

Which is the odd one out and why?

London          Dublin          Yorkshire          Cardiff         Thames    

Powys            Clyde            Ballymena           Swansea      Glasgow

Strathclyde   Lagan            Belfast                 Edinburgh   Co.Down

Severn            Birmingham

ODD CITY OUT_______________________

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Animals and there noises

Dogs bark and cats miaow. What do these animals do? Choose a suitable word to describe their noises from the list selection bellow.

A  cows        snort

B  bees         twitter

C  mice        neigh

D ducks       roar

E  sheep      bray

F  pigs         moo

G  lions       squeak

H  birds      honk

I   horses    quack

                    buzz

                    bleat

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Latin Adjectives

Some English nouns have adjectives which derive from Latin. For example: the adjective of city is urban.

Can you match the correct adjectives to each of these nouns?

1) Countryside         a) solar

2) Hand                     b) fraternal

3) Sun                        c) manual

4) Moon                    d) oral

5) Ear                       e) paternal

6) Mouth                   f) aural

7) Father                  g) rural

8) Brother                h) lunar

COLOURS

Many expressions and idioms are based on colours Can you fit the correct expression into each sentence? The meaning of each expression is shown in brackets.

Out of the blue               in the red              ones in the blue moon

In black and white        saw red                  browned off

1.     I’ve overspent this month and I’m …………(owing money) at the bank.

2.     The manager said he would consider my complaint if I put it down …………….(in writing).

3.     She used to visit me every week, but now I only see her ……………(very occasionally).

4.     I hadn’t heard from my brother for years and last week I got a letter from him …………..(very unexpectedly)

5.     He says that he’s very ………..(depressed) because he doesn’t enjoy his job.

6.     I listened to his stupid arguments for about ten minutes and suddenly I ………….(lost my temper).