Here are 3 examples of each type of colloquialism: 1. Word colloquialisms: - Soda (instead of pop) - Fanny pack (instead of bum bag) - Trash (instead of rubbish) 2. Phrase colloquialisms: - Raining cats and dogs - A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - Rolling stone gathers no moss 3. Aphorism colloquialisms: - Actions speak louder than words - Don't count your chickens before they hatch - The early bird catches the worm

1. COLLOQUIALISM

2. Spell It Right!

3. Choose the correct spelling word of the
from the group of word
Lessen leseen leesen
liesen
Dimon deemon demon
deimon
Occasion ocassion ocaision
occashun

4. Lessen
demon
Occasion
medicine

5. Say It Right!

6. 1. Lumps of the earth
2. She spat on them
3. Like human figures
4. One on his ribs
5. Grabbed the medicine
6. Felt more envious

7. Column A
1. Old as the hills
2. Penny-pincher
3. She’ll be right
4. Pass the buck
5. Eat my dust
Column B
A) Very frugal
B) Will be all right
C) Give the
responsibility to
someone
D) Ahead by a wide
E) Very old
Match the column A to Column

8. Old as the hills – very old
Penny-pincher – very frugal
She’ll be right –will be all right
Pass the buck – give the
responsibility to someone
Eat my dust – ahead by a wide

9. Raining Cats and dogs
It was raining
cats and dogs so
all flights were
cancelled
- very heavily raining;

10. A bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush -
Do not put your life’s
savings into risky
investments in the
hope of higher returns.
You may lose
everything. Don’t you
know, a bird in the
hand is worth two in
the bush.
•it is better to be content with you have than
risk losing it by trying to get something

11. a rolling stone gathers no moss
Someone who does not settle in one place
rarely prospers.
Hal was a bit of a
rolling stone
before he married
and setteled down.

12. Colloquialism

13. The word “colloquialism” comes from
the Latin colloquium, which means a
“conference” or “conversation.”
• As a literary device, colloquialism refers to
the usage of informal or everyday language
in literature.
• They can be word, phrases, or aphorisms
• many colloquialisms are not literal
usages of words, but instead idiomatic or
metaphorical sayings. s

14. WOR
DS
American
term
British
term
Definition
bar pub an establishment that serves beer
shopping
cart/buggy
trolley
a wheeled cart to push around in
stores
calendar diary a planning chart of days and months
pal mate friend
diaper nappy
absorbant material wrapped around
infant's bottom to retain waste
mail post letters delivered by postal system
1. Regional differences

15. 2. Contractions- Words such as “ain’t”, ”gotta”
and “gonna” are examples of colloquialism, as
they are not used widely throughout English-
speaking populations.
3. Profanity: Some words are considered profane
in some dialects of English where they are not at
all bad in other dialects. A good example is the
word “bloody” which is a simple adjective in
American English, but is a curse word in British
English

16. Old as the hills – very old
Penny-pincher – very frugal
She’ll be right –will be all right
Pass the buck – give the
responsibility to someone
Eat my dust – ahead by a wide
2. Phrases

17. 3. APHORISM - is an original thought,
spoken or written in a laconic (concise)
and memorable form
Examples:
Actions speak louder than words.
All for one and one for all.
All things come to he who waits.
Appearances can be deceiving.

18. 1.I wasn’t born yesterday.
2.There’s more than one way
to skin a cat
3.Put your money where your
mouth is
4.You’re driving me up the
wall
5.Don’t bite off more than you

19. 1
1.I wasn’t born yesterday. D
2.There’s more than one way to skin a cat
- e
3.Put your money where your mouth is
- b
4.You’re driving me up the wall - a
5.Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
- c

20. Write T if the word, phrase or aphorism is
colloquial, otherwise write X.
____1. soda
____2 Her fleece
was white as snow.
____3 It’s five
o’clock in the
afternoon.
____4 wanna
____6 All the
world’s a stage
____7. Old as the
hills
____8 budgie
____9.pass the buck
____10. Buzz off.

21. Give 3 examples each of
the three types of
colloquialism