English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Without looking at the opposite page, can you remember the following?
1 a verb meaning ‘to argue in an irritated manner’ 
2 a phrase meaning ‘without complaining’ 
3 a verb meaning that someone often makes a ‘th’ sound instead of a ‘s’ or ‘z’ sound 
4 three verbs meaning ‘speak very loudly’ that are followed by 
at 
5 how the verb 
roar
is different from the verb 
shriek 
6 a verb meaning talking about people, usually when they are not present, often about their 
private affairs 
7 a verb meaning to tease someone or fool them to make them look silly 
8 a noun meaning making something sound more important or worse than it really is 
Fill the gaps with one word.
1 ‘I want to c-c-c-c-come with you,’ she 
nervously.
2 Lara got 
, perhaps because of the famous people present, and didn’t say a word 
all evening.
3 I wish you’d speak up and stop 
. I can’t hear a word you’re saying.
4 I had to 
at him to be heard, the noise of the plane was so loud.
5 ‘I love you,’ he 
softly.
6 I hate people who 
about their workmates. I never talk about other people.
7 The drugs had made her speech very incoherent. She was 
all her words.
8 She speaks with a 
– she says whithper, instead of whisper.
9 I know Ben is a little strange but you can’t 
about all Canadians just because of him.
Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.
1 They’re always 
wining 
/
 whining
and whingeing about everything. Take no notice of them.
2 I don’t believe you. I think you’re winding me 
up 
/
 down
.
3 Do you think Peggy was trying to 
bicker 
/
 butter
me up for some reason? I wonder why she was 
saying all those nice things about me?
4 You’re always 
nagging 
/
 slagging
me! Just leave me alone and let me watch TV!