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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
To speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, either because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous, excited etc.
urge
stammer
mumble
grumble
Which word is NOT a synonym?
moan
complain
confess
grumble
Negative synonym of PROMISE.
maintain
insist
object
threaten
Replace underlined word.
Critics maintain that these reforms will lead to a decline in educational standards.
boast
groan
threaten
claim
Choose the right variant.
He urged her to come and stay with us.
He urged that she came and stayed with us.
He urged her come and stay with us.
He urged her coming and staying with us.
To speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand.
shriek
beg
mumble
groan
"I am the cleverest person in the class," the boy .........
stuttered
confessed
boasted
murmured
Which preposition usually follows OBJECT ........
at
for
about
to
Which preposition usually follows INSIST .......
by
on
about
of
I must _________ I don’t visit my parents as often as I should.
mauntain
complain
confess
insist
She is very direct and always ..............
talks sense
talks behind my back
gives a talking to
speaks her mind
People do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this.
Talk at cross-purposes
Talk sense
Talk down
Talk shop
In other words TO BE BRIEF
to wrap up the discussion
to start the ball rolling
to put in a nutshell
to get a word in edgeways
