28 // Chores

Question 1

put everything in its right place so everything looks neat

Answer 1

TIDY UP

We need to tidy up before the guests arrive.

Question 2

put things back in their proper places

Answer 2

CLEAR AWAY

Elliot’s dad told him to clear away all his toys.

Question 3

clean liquid off a surface with a mop

Answer 3

MOP UP

Jason told me to mop up the water that I’d spilled on the floor.

Question 4

take something off the floor

Answer 4

PICK UP

This room is a mess! Pick up all these clothes!

Question 5

discard, put in the trash

Answer 5

THROW AWAY

If the chicken smells bad, you should throw it away.

Question 6

return an object to its original place

Answer 6

PUT BACK

After painting the living room, Paul and Sally put all the furniture back.

Question 7

hang washing on a clothesline to dry

Answer 7

HANG OUT

It was a sunny morning, so Ian hung his washing out to dry.

Question 8

make tidy again
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Answer 8

CLEAN UP

There was a lot of mess to clean up after the party.

Question 9

join in, help others to do something

Answer 9

PITCH IN

We all pitched in to get it finished more quickly.

Question 10

remove all the unnecessary things from a room or building

Answer 10

CLEAR OUT

We cleared out the garage this weekend. There was so much junk in there.

Question 11

clean a surface with a cloth

Answer 11

WIPE DOWN

I wipe down the table each evening after we’ve eaten.

Question 12

move something outside

Answer 12

TAKE OUT

On Tuesday mornings, I take the trash out.

Question 13

hang something on a wall

Answer 13

PUT UP

Nousha’s room looked much nicer after she’d put up some pictures.

Question 14

clean the ground with a broom

Answer 14

SWEEP UP

Karl swept up the trash from the party and put it into bags.

Question 15

make a tree fall to the ground

Answer 15

CHOP DOWN

The tree in our backyard died, so we had to chop it down.

Question 16

remove some branches from a tree, bush, or hedge

Answer 16

CUT BACK

The hedge in Doug’s yard was getting too big, so he cut it back.

Question 17

remove a plant from the ground by digging around and under it

Answer 17

DIG UP

I’m digging up the lavender bushes so I can move them to a different part of the garden.

Question 18

remove a plant from ground by pulling

Answer 18

PULL UP

Paul spent the whole afternoon pulling up weeds. His yard was full of them.

Question 19

return an object to its proper place

Answer 19

PUT AWAY

After finishing the gardening, Scott put his tools away.