Monday, April 30, 2007

EPI Internet-Egg Hunt

Find the meaning of to nickle and dime [to death]. Write a sentence with this idiom. You might try answers.com.

What is a portmanteau word? Give 2 examples. Write a sentence for each. You might try wikipedia.org.

What is the etymology (origin) of the phrase portmanteau word? You might try answers.com.

Is flibbertigibbet a real word? If it is, what is its etymology? Can you write a sentence using this word.

Is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious a word? Click on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-Z0SSyUcw

Watch the video (It has subtitles), and answer these questions:

At the very beginning of the video, the woman says on the contrary. What does this phrase mean? Please use it in a sentence.

Complete this sentence: Even though the sound of it is something quite ___________. What does the missing word mean? You will be tested on this word.

Complete the sentence as well: If you say it loud enough you'll always sound _______? What does this word mean? You will be tested on this word.

An easy question: What 2 words rhyme with Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

What does um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay mean?

What's a lad?

What does it mean to give a nose a tweak?

When you say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to Dukes and Maharajas, they ask you out for what?

The song says you must use this word carefully, or it may what?

What happened to the little man in the video when he said Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to his girl?

What does the cat's got your tongue mean?

Based on the accents, what country do you think the singers are in?

What do you think Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious means?

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