Happy Endings Vocabulary Quiz 11 (with printable PDF)

English Level B2, C1

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Or, if you’re a teacher, you can give it to your students to do as a class activity or it can be used for homework. Encourage them to make additional questions which can then be given to the other students to figure out.

I recommend allowing students use bilingual dictionaries to help guess some of the tougher questions. Students may very well know the word that fits but only in their own language.

Happy Endings Vocabulary Quiz 11

Can you complete these words starting with the letters PI- ?

Each line represents a letter. Scroll down for the printable worksheet

1. Pi_ _ _ _s are regarded as highly intelligent birds, thanks in part to their remarkable navigational skills.

2. It’ll be pi_ _ _ black in the caves so you’ll need to bring a powerful torch.

3. Food prices have risen significantly. People are really feeling the pi_ _ _ (experiencing financial difficulty)

4. Peratallada and Besalu are pi_t_ _ _ _q_ _ medieval villages in Catalonia, Spain. (pretty)

5. There was a pi_ _c_ _g cold wind so I was very glad I’d brought my coat with me. (penetrating)

6. The pi_ _ is the white stringy substance you see between the peel and the fruit of oranges and lemons. Although people often remove it is in fact very good for you.

7. Wait until I see Marcus. I’m going to give him a pi_ _ _ of my mind. He’s been telling people about my new job and I told him to keep it a secret.

8. The waiter brought us two pi_ _h_ _s of freshly-made lemonade.

9. Stop pi_ _l_ _ _ about and do your homework. (waste time doing unimportant things – colloquial British English)

10. Amelia felt her black party dress was a little boring so she wore a pink jacket and sparkly earrings to add some pi_z_ _ _. (excitement, sparkle)

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Happy Endings Quiz 1
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Answers

1. Pigeons are regarded as highly intelligent birds, thanks in part to their remarkable navigational skills.

2. It’ll be pitch black in the caves so you’ll need to bring a powerful torch.

3. Food prices have risen significantly. People are really feeling the pinch (experiencing financial difficulty)

4. Peratallada and Besalu are picturesque medieval villages in Catalonia, Spain. (pretty)

5. There was a piercing cold wind so I was very glad I’d brought my coat with me. (penetrating)

6. The pith is the white stringy substance you see between the peel and the fruit of oranges and lemons. Although people often remove it is in fact very good for you.

7. Wait until I see Marcus. I’m going to give him a piece of my mind. He’s been telling people about my new job and I told him to keep it a secret.

8. The waiter brought us two pitchers of freshly-made lemonade.

9. Stop piddling about and do your homework. (waste time doing unimportant things – colloquial British English)

10. Amelia felt her black party dress was a little boring so she wore a pink jacket and sparkly earrings to add some pizzazz. (excitement, sparkle)