Everyday Vocabulary: HUMAN SOUNDS Test
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Question 1 |
He was so nervous he could only _____, "I… I… I… I’m pleased to meet you."
A | stammer |
B | hiccup |
C | cough |
D | yawn |
Question 1 Explanation:
To stammer means to repeat sounds or words because you are nervous, e.g. I… I… I'm sorry. The repeated 'I… I… I…' is the clue.
Question 2 |
Don’t _____ all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose.
A | sigh |
B | pant |
C | sniff |
D | puff |
Question 2 Explanation:
To sniff means to pull air in through your nose noisily, often when you have a cold. The clue is use a handkerchief and blow your nose.
Question 3 |
If we are out of breath after running, we _____ and _____.
A | sigh |
B | whisper |
C | sniff |
D | puff |
Question 3 Explanation:
When you are out of breath, you puff and pant: you breathe quickly and loudly. Puff means to breathe out in short, quick breaths.
Question 4 |
If we are out of breath after running, we _____ and _____.
A | sigh |
B | pant |
C | sniff |
D | snore |
Question 4 Explanation:
When you are out of breath, you puff and pant. Pant means to breathe fast with your mouth open, e.g. after running.
Question 5 |
It is said that people _____ if they sleep with their mouths open and on their backs.
A | whisper |
B | groan |
C | snore |
D | sneeze |
Question 5 Explanation:
To snore means to make a loud noise when you breathe while you are asleep. The clue is sleep.
Question 6 |
He drank a lot of fizzy lemonade quickly and began to _____.
A | stammer |
B | hiccup |
C | cough |
D | yawn |
Question 6 Explanation:
To hiccup means to make short, sudden sounds in your throat that you cannot stop. Drinking something fizzy too fast often causes hiccups.
Question 7 |
If you have a cold and you _____, we often say, ‘Bless you’.
A | whisper |
B | groan |
C | snore |
D | sneeze |
Question 7 Explanation:
To sneeze means to push air out of your nose suddenly and loudly, e.g. when you have a cold. People often say Bless you after someone sneezes.
Question 8 |
Don’t speak so loud! Just _____. The children are asleep.
A | whisper |
B | groan |
C | snore |
D | sneeze |
Question 8 Explanation:
To whisper means to speak very quietly. The clue is Don't speak so loud and The children are asleep.
Question 9 |
I always used to _____ in history lessons. They were so boring.
A | stammer |
B | hiccup |
C | cough |
D | yawn |
Question 9 Explanation:
To yawn means to open your mouth wide and breathe in because you are tired or bored. The clue is so boring.
Question 10 |
He can’t stop talking. We always _____ with relief when he goes away.
A | sigh |
B | pant |
C | sniff |
D | puff |
Question 10 Explanation:
To sigh means to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you feel relieved, tired or sad. We say sigh with relief.
Question 11 |
Smoking always makes me _____.
A | stammer |
B | hiccup |
C | cough |
D | yawn |
Question 11 Explanation:
To cough means to push air out of your throat with a loud, sudden noise. Smoke in your throat often makes you cough.
Question 12 |
My children _____ when I tell them they must go to bed.
A | whisper |
B | groan |
C | snore |
D | sneeze |
Question 12 Explanation:
To groan means to make a long, low sound because you are unhappy or annoyed. Children often groan when they hear it is time for bed.
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