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.
-
(i)
a portion of
-
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.
(i)
My teacher gave me some
advice.
My teacher gave me a bit of
advice.
(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.
________________________________________________________
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.
-
(i)
a portion of
-
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.
|
(i) |
My teacher gave me some advice. |
My teacher gave me a bit of advice. |
|
(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.
(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.
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. |
|
(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. |
