Binomials Review

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Binomials

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In the text, you read; “What is right or


wrong.” This is an example of a binomial.
In English, binomials are almost always
joined by a conjunction such as ‘and’, ‘ or’,
or ‘but’. You cannot reverse the order.
MATCH THE WORDS ON THE LEFT TO THE WORDS ON THE RIGHT. THEN, FILL
IN THE GAPS.

1. Sick and a. large


2. Rock and b. ends
3. Short and c. roll
4. Odds and d. tired
5. By and e. sweet

 Her presentation was very ______________________________________ . She gave a good


overview of the topic in just 15 minutes.
 I’m not really into _________________________________, to be honest. I’m more of a jazz
person, myself.
 I need to clean out my desk at work. The drawers are just full of ______________________:
pen lids, loose change, buttons, stuff like that.
 I am _________________________________ of working such long hours for such low pay.
I swear, I’ll walk out if this continues.
 There are a few things I don’t like about where I live, but _________________________ it’s
a nice area.

6. Wear and f. downs


7. Safe and g. wide
8. Sooner or h. sound
9. Ups and i. tear
10. Far and j. later

 _______________________________________ you’re going to have to tell him the bad


news! You can’t keep secrets from her forever!
 We’ve had a few _________________________________ in our marriage, but we always
manage to overcome them.
 I’ve searched __________________________________ for a dress like this! I simply must
buy it now. I don’t think I’ll ever find one again.
 Don’t worry about us. We are _______________________________________ in the local
hotel.
 My jumper is showing signs of _______________________________. It’s got a few holes in
it.

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DEFINITIONS. MATCH THE BINOMIALS ABOVE TO THE DEFINITIONS BELOW

 Close to losing your temper or patience with something. You’ve had enough of something.
__________________________________________________________________________

 Not in danger or harmed in any way. ____________________________________________.

 Sure that something will happen ________________________________________________

 A group of small objects that are not valuable or important ___________________________

 Good and bad things that happen to people ________________________________________

 A large number of places ______________________________________________________

 Surprisingly short but in a pleasing manner _______________________________________

 Damage that happens when something is used a lot. ________________________________

 In general __________________________________________________________________

OTHER BINOMIALS

LOOK AT THE SENTENCES BELOW. FIND BINOMIALS. PROVIDE AN


EXPLANATION OF THE BINOMIAL IN ENGLISH.

There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the city during the week. It’s nice to go to the countryside
at the weekends and relax. = noise and running around________________________________

Working long hours and being the centre of the media’s attention are just part and parcel of
being a professional footballer. = _________________________________________________

Kangaroos can’t walk backwards, you say? I didn’t know that! Well, you live and learn!

= __________________________________________________________________________

This next match is make or break for us! We simply have to win or we can forget about
winning the championship! = ____________________________________________________

My final offer is 5000 pounds - take it or leave it. The car is not worth any more than that.

= __________________________________________________________________________

I’ll have more or less finished my essay by 5pm. Call me then and I’ll let you know if I can
come. = _____________________________________________________________________

All in all, binomials make you round really cool and natural. = __________________________

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