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Directions for the St. Patrick's Day True/False Sentences: In the following 14 sentences, mark T or F to indicate whether the new "Irish word" has been used properly!
Answers are at the bottom of the page.Word bank for these T/F questions are below (alphabetically):
____ 1. What great BLARNEY! Don't you love these true, suspenseful yarns?
- banshee, blarney, boycott, brogue, donnybrook, leprechaun, limerick, Saint Patrick, shamrock, shillelagh, smithereens, stew, stout, tanistry.
____ 2. Lianna couldn't wait to BOYCOTT the products because she knew they were her favorites and the very best.
____ 3. The laws of TANISTRY forbade women to ascend the throne.
____ 4. Percy, the guest lecturer, had such a thick BROGUE that the students had a hard time deciphering the words.
____ 5. Does your grandfather have a large wooden SHILLELAGH that is hand-carved?
____ 6. During the lovely DONNYBROOK, friends exchanged gifts and smiled often.
____ 7. SAINT PATRICK, the patron saint of Ireland, may have founded more than 300 churches.
____ 8. The nearly perfect SMITHEREENS matched the color of her eyes.
____ 9. When the mother screamed, "No!" just like a BANSHEE, it was an immediate alert to avoid the dangerous pit.
____ 10. Few patrons ever purchased the bitter, clear STOUT at the local tavern, Finnegan's.
____ 11. Is it the LEPRECHAUN who is portrayed as a small man who tells where treasure can be found?
____ 12. Everytime I read the serious LIMERICK, I felt discouraged and depressed.
____ 13. Bridie wore a pin on her lapel, a SHAMROCK of intricately designed feathers and seeds.
____ 14. As we entered the house, the delicious aroma of a STEW bubbling on the stove made our mouths water.
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