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EXERCISE
1 Replace the underlined words with strong verbs from the box.
I a. went to the bus stop, but I b. was too late.The bus
c. drove off without me. I sat down and d. cried!
arrived sprinted rushed sobbed
a. b.
c. d.
2 Continue the story! Fill in the blanks with the correct similes from the box.
As I was crying , my mother came down the
street. She looked as mad . I thought she would
punish me
!
like a criminal as a bull like a baby
3 Finish the story! Choose an idiom from the box to
replace each of the underlined phrases.
But she wasn’t mad at all. “a. Don’t be sad!” she said. Then she b. helped me
by driving me to school. After that, I felt c. really good.
keep your chin up like a million bucks gave me a hand
c.
a. b.
Unit 5. VOICE ✷ 57
1 Replace the underlined words with strong verbs from the box.
I a. went to the bus stop, but I b. was too late.The bus
c. drove off without me. I sat down and d. cried!
arrived sprinted rushed sobbed
a. b.
c. d.
2 Continue the story! Fill in the blanks with the correct similes from the box.
As I was crying , my mother came down the
street. She looked as mad . I thought she would
punish me
!
like a criminal as a bull like a baby
3 Finish the story! Choose an idiom from the box to
replace each of the underlined phrases.
But she wasn’t mad at all. “a. Don’t be sad!” she said. Then she b. helped me
by driving me to school. After that, I felt c. really good.
keep your chin up like a million bucks gave me a hand
c.
a. b.
Unit 5. VOICE ✷ 57
