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Short and sweet? Loud and clear? Nice and warm? Get into the rhythm of the English language by learning 8 commonly-used adjective pairs to express your thoughts more clearly and powerfully.
Test your understanding of this English lesson
1. I'm sick and ________ of not making enough money! I'm going to change
my career!
· a) clear b) tired c) safe
2. Thank heavens the presentation was short and ________. It was so hot
in the meeting room, I thought I was going to faint.
· a) loud b) hearty c) sweet
3. When I saw your grandfather last, he was ________ and hearty. How is he now?
· a) hale b) sound c) safe
4. Wow, it's so _________in the hotel room. I think I'll just stay
here all evening. You can go out into the cold, if you like!
· a) nice and
strong b) nice and warm c) nice and
clear
5. I heard you __________ the first time. You don't have to repeat the
whole message!
· a) safe and
sound b) short and
sweet c)loud and clear
6. They returned home safe and _______ after the blizzard, but we were
really worried about them for a while.
· a) sound b) hearty c) sweet
7. Your kitchen is so _ ________, thanks to the oven, that I think I'll
stay and help you bake those cookies. The rest of the house is too cold.
· a) nice and warm b) hale and
hearty c) loud and clear
8. First and __________, I would like to explain why we scheduled this
meeting.
· a) most b) formost c) foremost
9. We were ____________ of eating the same food all week, but we didn't
have anything else in the house. Besides, the roads were flooded after the monsoon.
· a) hale and
hearty b) safe and
sound c) sick and tired
10. We have to leave the house ___________ in the morning, so get to bed
soon!
· a) safe and
sound b) first and
foremost c) bright and early (http://www.engvid.com)