Question

Put each of the these verbs in its correct place in the sentences below: sniff, cough, puff, yawn, hiccup, stammer, snore, sigh, pant, whisper, sneeze, groan.

1. He was so nervous he could only ……….., ‘I…I…I’m pleased to meet you.’
2. Don’t……….all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose.
3. If we are out of breath after running we………..and……… .
4. It is said that people……….if they sleep with their mouths open and on their backs.
5. He drank a lot of beer quickly and began to………. .
6. If you have a cold and you…………, we often say ‘Bless you.’
7. Don’t speak so loud! Just………. . The children are asleep.
8. I always used to……….in history lessons. They were so boring.
9. He can’t stop talking. We always………with relief when he goes away.
10. Smoking always makes me……… .
11. My children……….when I tell them they must go to bed.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 He was so nervous he could only stammer, ‘I…I…I’m pleased to meet you.’

2 Don’t sniff all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose.

3If we are out of breath after running we pant and gasp.

4 It is said that people snore if they sleep with their mouths open and on their backs.

5 He drank a lot of beer quickly and began to hiccup.

6 If you have a cold and you sneeze, we often say ‘Bless you.’

7 Don’t speak so loud! Just whisper. The children are asleep.

8 I always used to yawn in history lessons. They were so boring.

9 He can’t stop talking. We always sigh with relief when he goes away.

10 Smoking always makes me cough.

11 My children groan when I tell them they must go to bed.