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Question
From the lesson, pick out one word for the following.
increase the speed
Solution
increase the speed - Accelerate.
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Figure of Speech | Line |
Simile | |
Imagery | |
Metaphor | |
Alliteration |
Select the appropriate figure of speech from the box given below and complete the table.
Metaphor, Alliteration, Repetition, Personification, Inversion, Simile, Apostrophe, Onomatopoeia |
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Vocabulary Extension - Choose several words from the text. Use a dictionary or internet to build up more associations/collocations of each word.
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Phrases | Meaning | Own Sentences |
1. to cut in to cut out |
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2. to be held by to be held up |
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3. to run away to run for | ____________ ____________ |
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4. to be known as to be known for |
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5. to go with to go after | ____________ ____________ |
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6. to put fire into to put fire out |
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