Basic English Usage
Slang

Slang 1

Exercises:

[ ]  We couldn't figure out what his ____ was, but we knew there was something ____ about what he was claiming.
  ditch ... milky
  angle ... fishy
 

[ ]  Lee thought the plan was ____ and recommended that we ____ it and try something else.
  ditched ... zap
  lame ... ditch
 

[ ]  I got ____ by static electricity, and it surprised me. I pretended it really hurt: I figured if I really ____ it I could get someone to take pity on me and get me some more cookies.
  ditched ... angled
  zapped ... milked
 

[ ]  They think you're working ____. They just don't believe you're that passionate about saving butterflies.
  an angle
  to milk it
 

[ ]  If we make no money on the butterfly catcher, we'll ____ it and try something else.
  ditch
  milk
 

[ ]  If you ____ that beautiful butterfly, I'll ____ you with a taser.
  angle ... ditch
  zap ... zap
 

[ ]  I think there's something ____ about his claims of being sick. I know he had a cold, but now I think he's just ____ it to stay home and play computer games.
  milky ... zapping
  fishy ... milking
 

Lesson: Slang 1
Module: Slang
Course: Basic English Usage