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Better words for said

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Talking a lot but not saying anything important.

a)

lecture

b)

wail

c)

waffle

d)

rant

2.

scold

a)

talk quietly

b)

telling a story

c)

talking enthusiastically

d)

telling off

3.

Being annoyed about something and talking quietly so you can't be heard.

a)

mutter

b)

yack

c)

bark

d)

announce

4.

bark

a)

talking on and on

b)

to make fun of

c)

shout something that's quiet short

d)

tell a story

5.

Respond angrily to someone

a)

babble

b)

snap

c)

lecture

d)

quip

6.

drone

a)

telling a story

b)

talking endlessly and sounding boring

c)

speaking angrily

d)

telling a secret

7.

Talking for a long, long time about something that has made you angry.

a)

rant

b)

bellow

c)

natter

d)

jest

8.

Speak as if the words are all squashed up together.

a)

bellow

b)

quip

c)

confess

d)

slur

9.

Speak in a low, rasping voice as if in pain.

a)

croak

b)

babble

c)

bellow

d)

blurt

10.

blurt

a)

shouting very loudly

b)

say something suddenly without warning

c)

respond in an angry way

d)

call out in pain

11.

Call out in pain

a)

quip

b)

wail

c)

cry

d)

yack

12.

Talk on and on without listening to others

a)

bark

b)

schmooze

c)

yack

d)

rave

13.

schmooze

a)

shout very loudly

b)

making sounds but not actual words

c)

call out in pain

d)

speaking nicely to someone to get what you want

14.

Talking enthusiastically about something.

a)

rave

b)

natter

c)

quip

d)

babble

15.

Jest

a)

speaking nicely to someone to get what you want

b)

making a joke

c)

talking endlessly and being very boring

d)

telling a story