Cake is usually a noun, but it can be a verb also.
Noun
- a) an item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and often decorated: a carrot cake | [as modifier] : cake pans | a mouthful of cake.
- b) an item of savory food formed into a flat, round shape, and typically baked or fried: crab cakes | buckwheat cakes.
- c) a flattish, compact mass of something, especially soap: a cake of soap.
Verb
- a) (of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) and covers and becomes encrusted on the surface of an object: a pair of boots caked with mud.
- b) (of a thick or sticky substance) that dries or hardens into a solid mass: the blood under his nose was beginning to cake.
(from New Oxford American Dictionary online)
Fun things to do
We haven’t heard from Willie and Millie lately. Let’s see what they’re up to.
Fill in the blanks with the six choices at the bottom of the story. This could be easy for you, maybe even a piece of cake!
Millie: “This school year is going fast. Our holiday vacation time is almost over. Did your family travel for the holidays?”
Willie: “Not this year. We stayed around here. We plan to go to the Ice Capades, but my mom hasn’t bought the tickets yet. I hope she does pretty soon because they will probably _______________ (be sold out fast).”
Millie: “I wish all the teachers wouldn’t give us a test right before the holiday. It’s a pain. I hate to study so much, but I also want good grades. I guess I ________________ (can’t have it both ways).”
Willie: “Will you please help me prepare for the math exam we’re having when we get back to school? You know you’re way better at math than I am.”
Millie: “You know I will. I’ll drill your poor little brain so much that the exam will be _______________ for you.”
Willie: “Gee, I can’t wait. It would be so cool if it snows while we’re on school vacation. We could go skating or sledding. That would be __________________ (something that makes a good situation even better.) Did you travel anywhere?”
Millie: “Nope. We didn’t go anywhere. We had tons of company, including one of my aunts who’s really whacky, but in a good way. Actually, she’s _______________. Do you have any weird relatives?”
Willie: “Heck, yeah. I have a cousin who’s a spoiled brat. If she doesn’t get her way she throws a tantrum and she’s older than we are.”
Millie: “Well, that ____________________ (an outrageous example of something bad). See you later.”
- nutty as a fruitcake
- can’t have my cake and eat it, too
- sell like hotcakes
- takes the cake
- the icing on the cake
- a piece of cake
[from the London School of English, londonschool.comn
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