INITIAL HOOKS 4 - ISH & ING

EXERCISE 25(A)

I will have to shred all this paper as it has names on it.

The kids all started to shriek when they saw the monster.

This jacket may shrink if I wash it in hot water.

The puddles are shrinking rapidly in the heat.

The usher in the cinema showed us to our seats.

The drug pusher was sentenced to several years in jail.

We bought a high pressure water hose for the paths.

The trashers caused a lot of damage during the protest.

A dasher is the opposite of a slow-poke who goes slowly.

She put some blusher on her face to match the dress.

The old truck ended up in the crusher at the waste depot.

We have told them that all the food here is kosher.

The cat is a fisher although it does not like getting wet.

The length of the fissure in the rocks is about two miles.

Life at sea was much harsher in the last century.

I need to get a masher to mash all these foods together.

Gnashers is a slang word for false teeth.

They cooked the rashers of meat on the fire in the woods.

I decided to have a facial at the beauty shop.

We wish to talk to an official member of staff about this.

We had some artificial grass installed at the house.

I am glad to say that his injuries were only superficial.

We saw a partial eclipse of the sun last week.

We need some people to act as marshals at the venue.

My initial thoughts were that this was going to be easy.

We discussed the potential new sales that would be possible.

It is essential to study if they desire to be successful.

We are essentially going to have to get a specialist in.

I would like to specialise in insurance for my career.

Tom's spatial awareness is not what it should be for his age.

EXERCISE 25(B)

Can you please put up a shelf in the bedroom for me?

We have now shelved what we were going to do.

I am replacing the bookshelf with some new shelving.

He bought some shellac to put on the wood box.

Talking to them is like walking on eggshells.

We had a tortoiseshell cat a long time ago.

It was quite a bombshell when he told us about his job.

He said, in a nutshell I have decided to retire next year.

We are going to buy some shellfish at the market.

I saw a pretty shell on the beach when I was out walking.

The beach was full of seashells of all colours and shapes.

We shelled the peas and cooked them for our meal.

This rock is a type of shale which was originally mud.

She is making a lovely shawl for the new baby.

The water was quite shallow at the edge of the lake.

The kids played safely due to the shallowness of the water.

I have invited Sheila and Shelley to my birthday party.

Sheila has knitted a shawl with seashell shapes.

EXERCISE 25(C)

The sunset sky over the hills became pinker by the minute.

I am going to see my banker about all these errors.

A tanker is a big ship that carries supplies of oil.

He was always tinkering with his car in the garage.

I am not a drinker although I drink lots of water.

He was much drunker when he had had two whole bottles.

Matthew was a thinker who liked to solve problems.

The apples all had canker so we could not eat them.

The army invaded the coasts to conquer the people.

The conker is the seed or nut of the horse chestnut* tree.

We saw a huge conger eel in a tank at the zoo.

He types fast because he is using all his fingers.

* The middle T of the spelling is not sounded

Conkers = horse chestnut tree (aesculus) - poisonous, inedible

Chestnuts = sweet chestnut tree (castanea)

She is the guest singer at the bell ringers’ dinner.

It was an awful clanger to laugh at them using the wringer.

Banger is a slang word for a meat sausage.

A ganger is the boss of a gang or team of labourers.

I think I will have to buy some new hangers for my suits.

I am the bringer of good news, Tom is the new team winger.

EXERCISE 25(D)

The kids studied specialised subjects at school.

They have studied many specialist subjects in the classes.

The younger child is better off playing with younger toys.

His talk was influential and a satisfactory end to the meeting.

He said we are doing our jobs most satisfactorily nowadays.

The way she deals with customers is most unsatisfactory.

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