Please _____________ the volume. They won't be able to hear the music if you don't.

• discount

• decrease

• match

• increase

The athletic trainer was trying to help her trainee decrease her ______________ size.

• head

• foot

• waist

• knee

Some grocery stores used to give samples of food for __________, but now it's difficult to do that because of COVID-19.

• positive

• free

• sales

• natural

His injury to his ____________ made it very hard for him to walk.

• shoulder

• hip

• finger

• wrist

They found a really good ___________ on new shoes.

• deal

• item

• jump

• goal

Before machines made fabric cheaper, it was more important for people to be able to __________ to mend their own clothes.

• increase

• try on

• sew

• knot

They have to move soon, so their house is ______________.

• sale

• on sale

• for sale

• with sale

They needed to talk to the _______________ before they could leave work.

• managing

• manages

• managed

• manager

The news ______________ came to our house and asked a lot of questions.

• reports

• reporters

• reportings

• reported

If you don't have a bottle ____________, you can use a spoon or a table-top, but it might scratch them.

• opener

• opening

• opened

• open