February 10, 2017
Phrases for Kids | Vocabulary Enrichment | Meaning of Phrase | Examples |
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What is phrase?
Phrases for Kids : Phrase refers to group of words that does not make complete sense. Usage of phrases has always been in trend for many years. Moreover, to make language more impressive, their use is mandatory. Keeping the benefits of such phrases in mind, let us present you some of these phrases for kids/children.
Phrases Denoting Time
| SENTENCE | WORDS USED |
| She ran as QUICKLY as possible | QUICKLY means FAST |
| Have we met BEFORE? | BEFORE means EARLIER |
| I’ll come AFTER you leave. | AFTER means NEXT TO |
| Please come AFTERWARDS | AFTERWARDS means LATER |
| He has been waiting SINCE Monday | SINCE means FROM THAT TIME |
| I have been waiting FOR two hours | FOR here means NOT SPECIFIED |
| WHENEVER you need help, please call me up | WHENEVER means AT ANYTIME |
| AS SOON AS the bell rang, she ran to the gate | AS SOON AS means THE MOMENT |
| NO SOONER DID I reach the station | NO SOONER DID means THE MOMENT |
| Please ring him JUST NOW | JUST NOW means IMMEDIATELY |
| I have YET TO meet a person like you | YET TO means NOT DONE BEFORE |
| Come over SOMETIME to my school | SOMETIME means ANY TIME SUITABLE |
| Let’s start again NOW | NOW means AT PRESENT |
| I will NEVER forget you | NEVER means AT NO TIME |
| Have I EVER betrayed you? | EVER means AT ANY TIME |
| SUDDENLY the cat pounced upon the man. | SUDDENLY means WITHOUT ANY WARNING. |
| I came to Delhi RECENTLY | RECENTLY means IN NEAR PAST |
| She has been sick LATELY | LATELY means NOT LONG AGO |
| You should have told me BEFOREHAND | BEFOREHAND means IN ADVANCE |
| I have reminded you TIME AND AGAIN | TIME AND AGAIN means REPEATED |
| I will ALWAYS remember you | ALWAYS means AT ALL TIMES |
| Please come over AGAIN | AGAIN means ONCE MORE |
| I am your FOREVER | FOREVER means ALWAYS |
| Don’t speak TILL I come | TILL refers TO THE TIME LIMIT |
| Wait UNTIL I come | UNTIL means UP TO THE TIME |
| He comes to me every NOW AND THEN | NOW AND THEN means VERY OFTEN |
| I shall stay here AS LONG AS you want me to | AS LONG AS means TILL THE TIME |
| He OFTEN visits my place | OFTEN means FREQUENTLY |
| USUALLY, buses come late in Delhi | USUALLY means OFTEN |
| I SELDOM sleep during the day | SELDOM means RARELY |
| He is calling me up quite FREQUENTLY | FREQUENTLY means OFTEN |
| It has been raining CONSTANTLY | CONSTANTLY means WITHOUT GAP |
| He visits me quite REGULARLY | REGULARLY means HAPPENING TAKES PLACE REPEATEDLY |
| I have REPEATEDLY warned you | REPEATEDLY means AGAIN AND AGAIN |
| FROM NOW ONWARDS, I am going to be different | NOW ONWARDS means FROM THIS MOMENT |
| Why are you bothering AGAIN AND AGAIN? | AGAIN AND AGAIN means REPEATEDLY |
Phrases Denoting Quantity
| You can have AS MUCH AS you want | AS MUCH AS means MAXIMUM THAT ONE DESIRES |
| I know him AS LITTLE AS you | AS LITTLE AS means VERY LESS |
| Thank you, THIS MUCH is all right | THIS MUCH means THIS QUANTITY |
| HOW MUCH do you accept? | HOW MUCH means QUANTITY/AMOUNT |
| I don’t want THAT MUCH | THAT MUCH means THAT QUANTITY |
| It is really ENOUGH | ENOUGH means SUFFICIENT/MORE IS NOT REQUIRED |
| What is TOTAL cost? | TOTAL means OVERALL/WHOLE |
| Please tell me ALL about my students | ALL means EVERYTHING OR EVERYBODY |
| You can take AS MANY BOOKS as you need | AS MANY means QUANTITY |
| It seems a little LESS | LESS means COMPARATIVE LESS |
| Give MORE please | MORE means COMPARATIVE HIGH |
Phrases Denoting Choice
| EITHER you or your friend should collect the cheque | EITHER OR means CHOICE BETWEEN THE TWO |
| I’d RATHER go there myself | RATHER means PREFERENCE |
| I PREFER tea to coffee | PREFER means CHOICE |
| I would LIKE TO buy this dress | LIKE TO means PREFER |
| I am learning English RATHER THAN learning French | RATHER THAN means INSTEAD OF |
Phrases Denoting Movement
| Please come FORWARD | FORWARD means TOWARDS FRONT PLACE |
| This plant is growing UPWARDS | UPWARDS means TOWARDS HIGHER PLACE |
| Why are you looking DOWNWARDS? | DOWNWARD means TOWARDS LOWER PLACE |
| Go BACKWARDS, turn left and you will reach the market | BACKWARDS means to the rear |
| Move your head CLOCKWISE | CLOCKWISE means TO THE RIGHT |
| Move your head ANTI CLOCK WISE | ANTI CLOCK wise means TO THE LEFT |
| He comes to me very NOW & THEN | NOW AND THEN means VERY OFTEN |
Phrases Denoting Comparison
| He is AS GOOD AS his father in his trade | AS GOOD AS means EQUALLY GOOD |
| He is MUCH BETTER | MUCH BETTER means IMPROVED |
| Kashmir is MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN Delhi | MORE THAN means COMPARATIVELY BETTER |
| It is MORE OR LESS the same | MORE OR LESS means ALMOST |
| She is EQUALLY good | EQUALLY means EQUAL |
| He is NEARLY as tall as you | NEARLY means ALMOST |
| It is THE SAME as you have seen before | THE SAME means DITTO |
| She is AS SHARP as her sister | AS SHARP AS means EQUALLY SHARP |
Phrases Denoting Emphasis
| I had a refusal NOT ONLY from him BUT ALSO from others | NOT ONLY means not just/ BUT ALSO means in addition |
| You NEED NOT remind me again and again | NEED NOT means NOT REQUIRED |
| I INSIST upon getting my work done at any cost | INSIST means DEMAND PERSISTENTLY OR WITH EMPHASIS |
Phrases Denoting Result
| ALTHOUGH I left my home in time YET, I could not reach there in time. | ALTHOUGH means THOUGH, YET means STILL |
| You were curious to know HENCE the explanation given | HENCE means THEREFORE |
| You told me a different story WHEREAS I have found something else. | WHEREAS means CONTRARY TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID |
Phrases Denoting Opinion
| AS FAR AS I know, he is a very good manager | AS FAR AS means TO THE EXTENT |
| SO FAR AS I know it is true | SO FAR AS means TO THE EXTENT |
| He will SURELY succeed in his work | SURELY means DEFINITELY |
| I will FINALLY quit | FINALLY means ULTIMATELY |
| Mr. Sharma ULTIMATELY spoke on Corruption | ULTIMATELY means FINALLY |
Other Vocabulary Notes
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