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FS4A – Unit – Verbs of fear
Expressions of fear
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer.
1. She's afraid __________ flying.
for to of against
2 I'm scared __________ death of snakes.
to by in for
3That place __________ me the creeps.
takes gives makes gets
4That movie sent __________ down my spine!
shivers shiver sheevers sheever shavers shavings worms
5. Josh's house is __________. Why does he have all of those weird paintings?
creep creeper creepy freak
6You freaked me __________!
off out on up
7You got a message from him on your phone after he died? That's __________!
freaky freak freak me out freaker freekjob
8 Don't watch that movie. It will __________ you out.
creepy creeped creep creeper
9That sent shivers down my __________.
speen spine spoon spinal spleen pants
10"We're terrified __________ them!" (They scare you)
with of in at
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1. She's afraid ____of______ flying.
to
for
of
against
2. I'm scared _____to_____ death of snakes.
for
to
by
in
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3. That place __gives________ me the creeps.
takes
gives
makes
gets
4. That movie sent _______shivers___ down my spine!
shivers
shiver
sheevers
sheever
shavers
shavings
worms
Question was not answered
5. Josh's house is ____creepy______. Why does he have all of those weird paintings?
creep
creeper
creepy
freak
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6. You freaked me _____out_____!
off
out
on
up
Question was not answered
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7. You got a message from him on your phone after he died? That's
____freaky______!
freaky
freak
freak me out
freaker
freekjob
Question was not answered
8. Don't watch that movie. It will _____creep_____ you out.
creepy
creeped
creep
creeper
Question was not answered
9. That sent shivers down my ___ spine
_______.
speen
spine
spoon
spinal
spleen
pants
Question was not answered
10. "We're terrified ___of_______ them!" (They scare you)
with
of
in
at
Question was not answered
Exercise 2: The following idioms describe fear. Which idioms describe the way a
frightened person looks (you can say a person is frightened by his/her facial
expression or body movements)? Which ones are pointing to the way a
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frightened person feels (this is an inner feeling that is always not obvious to the
naked eye)? Which expression/expressions can mean both?
1.have goose bumps
2.be scared to death
3.shake like a leaf
4.someone/something sends chills down one’s spine
5.look like a deer caught in headlights
6.break into cold sweat
7.jump out of skin
8.turn as white as a ghost
9.hair stands on end
10.blood turns cold
Answer
looking frightened: have goose bumps, turn as white as a ghost, shake like a leaf,
look like a deer caught in headlights
feeling frightened: break into cold sweat, jump out of skin, hair stands on end,
blood turns cold, someone/something sends chills down one’s spine
looking or feeling frightened: scared to death
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