FORM 5

Useful Phrases and Vocbulary

1. pelting rain / Rain was pelting

2. sailing paper boats –
3. in the puddles of water-
4. broad smiles painted on the children’s faces –
5. longed to play
6. storm out
7. slam the door
8. usual joint
9. boisterous laughter
10. felt elated
11. empty talk and incessant laughter
12. idle chat
13. breaking the still silence of the night
14. breakneck speed
15. rammed into the rear of the lorry
16. landed with a loud thud
17. blood flowing profusely
18. mangled motorcycle
19. let out a shrill scream
20. excruciating pain
21. head was throbbing
22. fear welled in him
23. sobbed loudly
24. felt his whole world crumbling
25. fair-weathered friends
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrases.

1. After the death of his parents due to Covid-19, he ______________________________ as he

became an orphan now.
2. The moment she heard the ______________________ on the roofs, she dashed out quickly
to take her clothes from the cloth line.
3. The poor girl from the interior part of Sabah ____________ when she was offered a
scholarship to study medicine in UM.
4. At the scene of the accident I saw ______________________ and two accident victims
laying motionless on the road.
5. ______________________ are friends who cannot be relied on in times of difficulty.
6. The children who live near the river bank like _____________________ because the don’t
have any other toys to play with.
7. Sandra ____________________ after knowing the passing of her best college friend.
8. They had to walk _______________________ to go to school because it had just stopped
raining after a week.
9. The youngsters who waste their time sitting at the coffee shop simply
love_______________________________ .
10. When he entered the principal’s office ________________________ because he knew that
he was going to be punished.
11. The child ______________________ when he was given an injection by the doctor for
Tetanus.
12. The moment the famished children in Ethopia received food I could see
_______________________________________________.
13. The Johor Football Team had always ______________________ with international teams
and at last their dream had come true.
14. The supervisor ________________ the manager’s room door in anger when he was denied
any remuneration.
15. “ We shall meet at our ______________ later in the evening ” said the youngster to his best
friend before leaving.
16. There were music, dance and ___________________ at the New Year Party last night.
17. Alex felt his __________________ after he knocked his head against another player during
the football match.
18. The patient had an ___________________________ in his abdomen so he was rushed to the
operation theatre immediately.
19. After the argument with his parents, Rahman ____________ of his house in anger.
20. The ladies were in the café having an _________________ over a cup of coffee.
21. The plane crashed at the nearby field____________________________ and jolting the
villagers from their sleep.
22. The Ferrari driver road his car at a ______________________________.
23. The helicopter which was facing some mechanical failure while flying
_______________________________ at the helipad.
24. The worker who was injured in the factory was rushed to the hospital with
__________________ from his arm.

25. The car driver _________________________________ which was stationary by the side of
the road in the middle of the night.