Idioms- Colours\Colors ESL Worksheet

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ESL Worksheet: Idioms- Colours\Colors

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - They caught the thief ____-handed.
 
black
 
red
 
white
Q2 - He got really angry and started screaming ____ murder.
 
black
 
red
 
blue
Q3 - She was ____ with anger.
 
black
 
white
Q4 - I'm overdrawn again- my account's in the ____.
 
red
 
black
Q5 - The news came out of the ____- it was a real shock to us all.
 
white
 
blue
 
green
Q6 - I only ever go there once in a ____ moon.
 
gey
 
silver
 
black
 
blue
Q7 - When your bank account's in credit, you are in the ____.
 
red
 
black
 
white
Q8 - It's his first week in the job, so he's really ____.
 
blue
 
white
 
green
 
grey
Q9 - He got angry, the ____ mist came down, and then there was trouble.
 
black
 
white
 
green
 
red
Q10 - I was ____ with envy.
 
green
 
blue
 
red
 
white
Q11 - It was a ____ day for me when I lost my job.
 
red
 
black
 
white
Q12 - A ____ letter day is a special one.
 
black
 
white
 
blue
 
red
Q13 - A person who is very concerned about the environment is ____.
 
white
 
red
 
green
Q14 - A coward is ____.
 
yellow
 
white
 
black
 
red
Q15 - Forms, paperwork and bureaucracy are sometimes called ___ tape.
 
pink
 
green
 
red
 
black
Q16 - A ____-eyed boy is somebody's favourite and given preferential treatment.
 
green
 
brown
 
blue
Q17 - Somebody who is expected to achieve a lot is a great ____ hope.
 
blue
 
white
 
green
 
brown

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