Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna · 2010
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Only girl in the world
- Like I'm the only one that's in command
- 'Cause I'm the only one who understands
- How to make you feel like a man, yeah
Echo the hook
- Only one
- Want you to take it (uh)
- Like a thief in the night (uh)
- Hold me like a pillow
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I want you to love me
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Doing what you like
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Like I'm the only one that's in command
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Want you to take it uh
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And when you enter, you ain't leaving
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? you to love me
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
'Cause it's gon' be me and you ? (yeah)
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Only ? in the world
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Like a ? in the night (uh)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Be my ? for the night, oh
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "world" in the whole song?
"world"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "girl" in the whole song?
"girl"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Hold me like a pillow
- La-la-la-la (uh, yeah)
- Take me for a ride, ride
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- I want you to love me
- Like I'm the only one that's in command
- Make it last all night
Exercise 26
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
"Only Girl (In the World)" was released in 2010. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→it's→wanna→you'll→that's→i'll→
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "Only Girl (In the World)" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?