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Match
the words on the left with a word on the right. Some words on the
left can go with more than one word on the right.
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(i)
a portion of
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blood
(ii)
a pool of
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cotton
(iii)
flakes of
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stones
(iv)
a huge heap of
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gold
(v)
a gust of
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fried fish
(vi)
little drops of
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snow
(vii)
a piece of
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water
(viii)
a pot of
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wind
Match the words on the left with a word on the right. Some words on the left can go with more than one word on the right.
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(i) |
a portion of |
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blood |
|
(ii) |
a pool of |
- |
cotton |
|
(iii) |
flakes of |
- |
stones |
|
(iv) |
a huge heap of |
- |
gold |
|
(v) |
a gust of |
- |
fried fish |
|
(vi) |
little drops of |
- |
snow |
|
(vii) |
a piece of |
- |
water |
|
(viii) |
a pot of |
- |
wind |
2. Use a bit of / a piece of/a bunch of / a cloud of / a lump of with the italicised nouns in the following sentences. The first has been done for you as an example.
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(i) |
My teacher gave me some advice . |
My teacher gave me a bit of advice. |
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(ii) |
Can you give me some clay , please. |
____________________________ |
|
(iii) |
The information you gave was very useful. |
____________________________ ____________________________ |
|
(iv) |
Because of these factories, smoke hangs over the city. |
________________________________________________________ |
|
(v) |
Two stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire. |
________________________________________________________ |
|
(vi) |
He gave me some flowers on my birthday. |
____________________________ ____________________________ |
1.
|
(i) |
a portion of |
- |
fried fish |
|
(ii) |
a pool of |
- |
blood |
|
(iii) |
flakes of |
- |
snow |
|
(iv) |
a huge heap of |
- |
stones |
|
(v) |
a gust of |
- |
wind |
|
(vi) |
little drops of |
- |
water |
|
(vii) |
a piece of |
- |
cotton |
|
(viii) |
a pot of |
- |
gold |
2.
|
(i) |
My teacher gave me some advice. |
My teacher gave me a bit of advice. |
|
(ii) |
Can you give me some clay, please. |
Can you give me a lump of clay, please. |
|
(iii) |
The information you gave was very useful. |
The piece of information you gave was very useful. |
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(iv) |
Because of these factories, smoke hangs over the city. |
Because of these factories, a cloud of smoke hangs over the city. |
|
(v) |
Two stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire. |
Two pieces of stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire. |
|
(vi) |
He gave me some flowers on my birthday. |
He gave me a bunch of flowers on my birthday. |