The English language can be difficult to learn because it is full of _________ , such as irregular spelling and grammar rules.

The coworkers enjoyed some friendly _________ during their break, joking and laughing with each other.

Over the years, the word 'silly' _________ from meaning 'happy' to describing a foolish person.

The idiom 'raining cats and dogs' is _________ , because there's no literal connection between water and pets.

During elections, each citizen has the right to _________ for their favourite candidate.

He accidentally _________ a cup of coffee, spilling it all over the floor.

‘The cat sat on the mat' is a short _________ for children, which repeats the sound 'a' in a playful way.

When Sara started learning English, lots of words seemed _________ to her.

The teacher had the student spell the word out _________ by saying each letter to the class.

New languages often appear _________ when you don't understand any words.

I had to _________ a poem for a class presentation so that I could recite it without looking at the text.

'Heavy rain' is an example of a _________ ; the two words are often used together.

The English word 'umbrella' is a _________ that comes from Italian.

Every language has a general set of rules, but there are always _________ where a word might function differently.

The _________ of the English language includes a lot of words that come from Latin.

The _________ of the word 'hot' is the word 'cold'.

The student who receives the most _________ from other students will become school president next term.

The ancient Greeks stored oil and wine in large ceramic _________ .

Many English words, such as 'neighbour' and 'talk’, _________ with letters that we don't pronounce.

Andy told a _________ story that made us all laugh because it was so ridiculous and strange.

His comment was _________ rude and made everyone feel uncomfortable.

It's _________ when I can't understand something in another language, even after studying hard.

English _________ idioms that can be tricky for learners; there are so many!

At present, Anne speaks two languages fluently and is learning a third.

The speaker added _________ humour to his speech by occasionally telling a funny story.

The _________ so many strange spellings in English can make it challenging for those learning the language.

The professor asked me to read my paragraph out _________ to him while he was sitting and listening.

There are many _________ expressions in English that make no sense if you haven't heard them before.

Jack is a _________ Londoner; he was born there and has lived there all his life.

Students learn _________ rules at school so that they can write down words correctly.

In the word 'knight', the letter 'k' is _________ , so it is not pronounced.

The book deals with _________ topics, such as grammar and pronunciation.

Words that end in '-ough' have _________ pronunciations that you might not imagine!

Jason was quite shy and uncomfortable in front of people; he made very few _________ in class.

'Worcestershire' is a difficult word for non-native speakers to _________ correctly.

If you find pronunciation difficult, you can _________ each syllable in the word to help you.

The opposite word for 'happy' is 'sad’.

The words 'couch' and 'sofa' are _________ synonyms; we can use them interchangeably.

Sandra _________ German after two years of intensive lessons, and now she speaks it perfectly.

Reading is the best way to _________ your vocabulary, because it exposes you to so many new words.