Exercise 4
Explain the origin of each of the following:
| curfew | tulip | turquoise | good-bye |
| pompadour | aster | amethyst | dismal |
| hyacinth | dunce | tantalize | titanic |
| dandelion | humor | umbrella | volcano |
| dahlia | villain | sandwich | tangle |
| begonia | echo | lunatic | babble |
Exercise 5
Name the image that each of the following suggests to you:
| howl | sputter | rasping | munch |
| skim | prance | clatter | trickle |
| squeal | click | wheeze | shuffle |
| moan | thud | trudge | bulge |
| squeak | patter | chuckle | gobble |
| squawk | spatter | toddling | swish |
Exercise 6
Bring to class a list of words which, because they are the names of modern inventions, have come into the language in modern time.
Exercise 7