Here is how you can learn English the fun way! Start your FREE email English course now!
Web English-test.net

English grammar tests
easy  medium  advanced
English synonym tests
easy  medium  advanced
Business English tests
easy  medium  advanced
English idiom tests
easy  medium  advanced
Common error tests
easy  medium  advanced
email this test to a friend add bookmark Help: How to take this test? Audio English / MP3 Audio Learn English / Down to Earth print worksheets for students and teachers efl quiz
English Idiom and Expression Exercises
 

Down to Earth

Answers to test questions and links to explanations

Home > English as a Foreign Language > English Idiomatic Expressions, Advanced Level # 17
Expressions with Top efl test printable ESL Worksheets Expressions with low

 All tests  TOP 100  Listen to the answers  Forum  Dictionaries Meaning of "down in the dumps"
down to earth answer 1
English idiom
Poor Charlie has been down in the dumps since he learned that he's lost his job.

Idiom definition
Poor Charlie has been miserable since he learned that he's lost his job.

Correct answer: (a) miserable

Meaning of idiom «down in the dumps» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 1 down to earth, part of speech lesson plan, what does miserable mean? what is the definition for miserable?

Improve your progress in learning English! —
< Previous
These users have taken this test.
 Next >
10/10
See progress report of Joao Fonseca
Joao Fonseca
10 days ago
       10/10
See progress report of SylvinaSylvina
9 days ago		       10/10
See progress report of ZoiaZoia
74 days ago		       10/10
See progress report of LilychanLilychan
104 days ago		       10/10
See progress report of PurpleborzoiPurpleborzoi
116 days ago
Do you want to be in this list? Please register on our forum und take the tests with your own progress report!



 vocabulary for non english speakers: noun verb adjective adverb list Imaginary past or subjunctive
down to earth answer 2
English idiom
I think we've had our fun and now it's time we got down to the idea of earning some money.

Idiom definition
I think we've had our fun and now it's time we began seriously to consider the idea of earning some money.

Correct answer: (c) began seriously to consider

Meaning of idiom «got down to» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 2 english travel adjectives, what does began seriously to consider mean? what is the definition for began

Start FREE email English course now! — Join more than 70000 learners!


 word games free: online nouns verbs adjectives adverbs game Could down be used as a transitive verb?
down to earth answer 3
English idiom
As soon as they heard the news that one of their fellow workers had been given the sack, they all downed tools.

Idiom definition
As soon as they heard the news that one of their fellow workers had been given the sack, they all stopped working.

Correct answer: (b) stopped working

Meaning of idiom «downed tools» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 3 free english grammar exercise, what does stopped working mean? what is the definition for stopped working?

Pimsleur English for French Speakers — Learning English can
be fun. Try this audio program and you will make progress fast.

 meaning of beige book, object, monetize, put in, effusive, recovery Expression: "talk down"
down to earth answer 4
English idiom
She always talks down to me as if I'm not worth consideration.

Idiom definition
She always speaks condescendingly to me as if I'm not worth consideration.

Correct answer: (c) speaks condescendingly

Meaning of idiom «talks down» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 4 part of speech chart, what does speaks condescendingly mean? what is the definition for speaks condescendingly?

82 English Idiom and Expression Exercises — Printable, photocopiable.
For use in a classroom, at home, on your PC or anywhere.

 pimsleur course: pimsleur chinese mandarin level 1 meaning of "down-to-earth sort of person"
down to earth answer 5
English idiom
In contrast to her husband she's a very down-to-earth sort of person who manages to control his wild ideas.

Idiom definition
In contrast to her husband she's a very practical sort of person who manages to control his wild ideas.

Correct answer: (d) practical

Meaning of idiom «down-to-earth» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 5 preposition exercise, what does practical mean? what is the definition for practical?

Start improving your listening skills today!  — Take these listening exercises now.

 vocabulary exercise: noun adjective verb vocabulary list sat score Meaning of 'down-at-heel'
down to earth answer 6
English idiom
He's certainly picked himself up since we last saw him when he was clearly down-at-heel.

Idiom definition
He's certainly picked himself up since we last saw him when he was clearly shabbily dressed.

Correct answer: (b) shabbily dressed

Meaning of idiom «down-at-heel» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 6 down to earth, lesson plan indefinite pronoun, what does shabbily dressed mean?

 word games online: free nouns adjectives verbs game sat exam test Ask a Teacher
down to earth answer 7
English idiom
I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my whole investment has gone down the drain.

Idiom definition
I invested all my money in that failed company and now I find my whole investment has been wasted.

Correct answer: (c) has been wasted

Meaning of idiom «has gone down the drain» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 7 free english practice, what does has been wasted mean? what is the definition for has been wasted?

 define exemplar, employee, deceitful, socialism, exuberance, ductile Difference between deflated and depressed
down to earth answer 8
English idiom
You can use special symbols in your emails if you want to show you're down in the mouth.

Idiom definition
You can use special symbols in your emails if you want to show you're depressed.

Correct answer: (d) depressed

Meaning of idiom «down in the mouth» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 8 dialogue lesson plan, what does depressed mean? what is the definition for depressed?

 rosalisa from cambodia Responsibility vs. concern
down to earth answer 9
English idiom
Let's put it like this — you made the decision and so it's down to you as to what happens next.

Idiom definition
Let's put it like this — you made the decision and so it's your responsibility as to what happens next.

Correct answer: (a) your responsibility

Meaning of idiom «down to you» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 9 9 part of speech, what does your responsibility mean? what is the definition for your responsibility?

 what does "in high time" mean? What's the origin of the phrase: "Down Under"?
down to earth answer 10
English idiom
They've had enough of the bad climate and high taxes here and have gone to live down under.

Idiom definition
They've had enough of the bad climate and high taxes here and have gone to live in Australia.

Correct answer: (c) in Australia

Meaning of idiom «down under» at sentence with Google language tool
 
online dictionary

down to earth, question 10 idioms worksheet, what does in australia mean? what is the definition for in australia?

 Back to top


ESL/EFL Worksheets and Handouts for Students and Teachers Your ESL/EFL Test Package will help you learn new phrases, idioms, expressions and English grammar structures every single day. And you won't even have to cram any grammar rules or vocabulary words into your head. Instead, you will be absorbing bits and pieces of the English language almost without realizing it. This compact PDF English Test Package is the only printable English test collection currently available on the Internet. It contains 1618 ESL/EFL tests (10 questions per test plus answer keys) covering a wide variety of topics and grammatical points. Get your English Test Package Now!

  FREE email English course with 86299 Subscribers    
 
name email
 

Search results:

Part of speech lesson plan

You will find everything related to your search phrase "part of speech lesson plan" on our vocabulary building pages such as parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, modifiers, etc.), common words, idioms, phrases and expressions, word definitions from online dictionaries, free word and sentence translation, grammar structures and much more.

  • TOEIC — Test Of English for International Communication (3420 words, 684 tests, intermediate level)
  • GRE — Graduate Record Examination (3750 words, 750 tests, intermediate level)
  • SAT — Scholastic Assessment Test (5010 words, 1002 tests, intermediate level)
  • TOEFL — Test Of English as a Foreign Language (600 words, 120 tests, advanced level)
  • GMAT — Graduate Management Admission Test (1400 words, 280 tests, advanced level)

Discover our English Forum
Meaning of "down in the dumps", Imaginary past or subjunctive, Could down be used as a transitive verb?, Expression: "talk down", Meaning of "down-to-earth sort of person", Meaning of 'down-at-heel', Difference between deflated and depressed, Responsibility vs. concern, What's the origin of the phrase: "Down Under"?, Bachelor's degree vs. Bachelor degree, What book/books are you reading now?, plural of 'virus', Expression: "Let one's students off", I'm really in two minds about it, Willing/unwilling to accept challenges..., How about a limerick?, explanation, Have you heard?, TOEIC verbal word list, TOEIC prep test

 

To link to English-Test.net from your website, simply cut and paste the following code to your web page.

It will appear on your page as
English Idioms and Expressions — Learn English Online at English-Test.net
EFL/ESL Links: ESL exercises: The Two Dogs • English in phrasal verb • English exercise: The Two Dogs (Answers) • Canadian idioms • Grammar practice: Business • Subject pronoun and object pronoun • ESL testing: Business (Answers) • English who whom • ESL activities: Remove the Spoon • Activities about countable uncountable nouns • EFL worksheets: Remove the Spoon (Answers) • Pronoun lesson • English handouts: At the End of the Day (1) • Part of speech lesson • English exersices: At the End of the Day (1) (Answers) • English language possessive adjectives • English activities: Computers • Grammar exercise in english • English worksheets: Computers (Answers) • Phrase meaning origin saying idioms • EFL exercises: Life on Mars? • Noun clauses that use subjunctive • Practicing English: Life on Mars? (Answers) • Adverb • ESL practice test: How to use the articles • Objective case pronoun • Multiple choice practice: How to use the articles (Answers) • Improve grammar skill • ESL test: Down to Earth • Adverbs and adjectives • ESL Audio Online - English MP3 - English Pronunciation
English Tests for TOEFL, TOEIC, GMAT, GRE, SAT, PCAT, MCAT, ASVAB, ESL/EFL copyright © 2003—2009 english-test.net