Phrasal verbs, idioms and verbs of speech

What's the correct option?

Can we .... later? I need to .... you some good news.

• tell / say

• talk / tell

• tell/say

• talk / speak

What's the correct option?

Why did you .... that? It was so offensive!

• tell

• talk

• speak

• say

What's the correct option?

Don't .... to the children like that! Be kind to them.

• say

• tell

• speak

What's the correct option?

I'm .... you the truth. You have to believe me.

• saying

• talking

• speaking

• telling

Complete with a PHRASAL VERB meaning the same as the word in brackets.

I (a)   some Spanish when I lived in Argentina. (learn)

Complete with a PHRASAL VERB meaning the same as the word in brackets.

In order to (a)   on my English, I started taking private classes. (improve)

Complete with a PHRASAL VERB meaning the same as the word in brackets.

My daughter knows enough English to (a)   on her trip to Disney. (be able to deal with a situation)

Complete with a PHRASAL VERB meaning the same as the word in brackets.

It's sometimes very hard for children to (a)   why their parents say no to certain things. (completaly understand)

Complete with a PHRASAL VERB meaning the same as the word in brackets.

Her boyfriend managed to (a)   someone exceptionally rich, but he was absolutely penniless. (make people believe something untrue)

What does this senence mean?

Parents and their teenage children usually talk at cross purposes.

• They mean and undertand different things with what they say.

• They have different objectives in life.

• They share their own experiences with each other.