B. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. My husband is like a … in a china shop. He’s really clumsy.
2. I can’t see anything without my glasses. I’m as blind as … .
3. My brother and I fight like … and …. .
4. Don’t trust this man. He never tells the truth. He’s a real … in the grass.
5. Ann loves food, but she eats like a … .
6. Yesterday it was our Mum’s birthday. My sister and I baked a cake. My sister did all the … work. I only put the candles on the cake.
7. I got stuck in an awful traffic jam the day before yesterday. The car hardly moved at all for an hour. I was travelling at a …’s pace.
8. My brother always grumpy in the morning. He’s like a … with a sore head when he gets up.
9. Sam cried when he didn’t pass his exam, but he wasn’t really upset - they were … tears.
10. If you worry about little things, no one take you seriously when something goes wrong. Do you remember what happened to the boy who cried … .
a) Wolf
b) Crocodile
c) Pig
d) Bull
e) Snake
f) Bear
g) Bat
h) Cat and dog
i) Snail
j) Donkey
Answers & Comments
2. I can’t see anything without my glasses. I’m as blind as … . BAT(g)
3. My brother and I fight like CAT… and ….DOG (h) .
4. Don’t trust this man. He never tells the truth. He’s a real SNAKE(E)… in the grass.
5. Ann loves food, but she eats like a … .PIG(C)
6. Yesterday it was our Mum’s birthday. My sister and I baked a cake. My sister did all the … work. I only put the candles on the cake.
7. I got stuck in an awful traffic jam the day before yesterday. The car hardly moved at all for an hour. I was travelling at a SNAIL’s(I) pace.
8. My brother always grumpy in the morning. He’s like a BULL(D)… with a sore head when he gets up.
9. Sam cried when he didn’t pass his exam, but he wasn’t really upset - they were …CROCODILE tears.