Telephone vocabulary

The phone rings and rings and nobody ………………...

• speaks up

• picks up

• calls back

As she didn't find you, she said she will …………….. later.

• speak up

• pick up

• call back

Can you …………………….. a little bit. It's very noisy here.

• speak up

• pick up

• call back

I couldn't put you through to the manager. The line is ………….. . He is speaking with someone else on the phone.

• busy

• dead

• signal

Uff! What shall I do? The battery is …………….. and I don't have a charger.

• busy

• dead

• signal

I can't call anyone now. The ………………. is weak in this place.

• busy

• dead

• signal

I will …………… Sonia later to tell her about the time of the party.

• answer

• ring

• hang up

I am so angry. I can't believe he could ………………….. on me.

• answer

• ring

• hang up

I think I can ……………….. to Jhonny now. The line is not busy anymore.

• call back

• hang up

• get through

Could you ……………….. a moment, please?

I will put you through to Mr Tom.

• call back

• hang up

• hold on