Sight Words-10Sight Words-10

by Hatice Oncelby Hatice Oncel

mnemonic device

mnemonic device

something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something The musical notes on the lines go EGBDF - use the mnemonic 'every good boy deserves fun'.

fastidiousfastidious

A meticulous(+); very fussy(-) He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed

to take sbd into take sbd in

To trick; or deceiveI can't believe she was taken in by him

interminablyinterminably

With out end

to rub sb the wrong way

to rub sb the wrong way

Annoyance; not get alongAs soon as they met they started to rub each other up the wrong way.

birds of feathers flock

together

birds of feathers flock

togethersaid about people who have similar characters or interests, especially ones of which you disapprove, and who often spend time with each other

flutterflutter

To flap the wings rapidly

to mollifyto mollify

Sooth; appeaseto make someone less angry or upset I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.

not get a word in edgewise

not get a word in edgewise

to not be able to say anything because someone else is talking all the time Roz was talking so much that nobody else could get a word in edgeways!

to get sb’s goat

to get sb’s goat

to very much annoy someone That sort of attitude really gets my goat.

to elapseto elapse

to go by; to pass byFour years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadn't found a job.

to hit the hay to hit the hay

To go to bed; prepare to go to sleepI've got a busy day tomorrow, so I think I'll hit the sack.

condescendcondescend

to treat someone as if you are better or more important than them He explains things without condescending to his audience

to eat too keep a bird

alive

to eat too keep a bird

alive

matter of factmatter of fact

not showing feelings or emotion, especially in a situation when emotion would be expected -adjHe spoke in a very matter-of-fact way about the accident.