15. Verbs: body and mind TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

15. Verbs: body and mind

Complete each sentence 1-16 with a verb from the box in the correct form. Then match the sentences to the correct response a)-p)

bleed	blow	breathe	comfort
dream	examine	faint	cure
hug	relax	rest	scratch
scream	sneeze	snore	weep

1	___Breathe____ in through your nose and out through your mouth. ___J____
2	Don’t _______ those mosquito bites. _______
3	What a fabulous cake! Can I _______ out the candles? _______
4	How can I stop my husband _______? He keeps me awake at night. _______
5	I _______ out loud when the bad guy jumped out of the cupboard. _______
6	I couldn’t help _______ when my old cat died. _______
7	I’m about to _______. Atishoo! _______
8	I’m going to _______ your throat. Can you open your mouth? _______
9	Let’s have a drink then go and _______ by pool. _______
10	I’ve cut my finger. It’s _______. _______
11	When she saw the blood, she _______ and fell on the floor. _______
12	That medicine has _______ my stomach ache. I feel fine now. _______
13	She saw him off at the airport and they _______ and kissed for minutes. _______
14	We did our best to _______ her when she heard the bad news. _______
15	What did you _______ about last night? _______
16	You look tired. Why don’t you go and _______ for an hour? _______

a	Bless you!
b	Yes, and you can make a wish.
c	Good idea. Don’t you love holidays!
d	Great! But you’d better not eat any rich food for a couple of days.
e	How long was she unconscious?
f	I can’t help it. They’re terribly itchy.
g	I can’t remember. But I woke up screaming.
h	I know how you feel. I cried when my dog died.
i	I’ll put a plaster on it.
j	But my nose is blocked.
k	Make him sleep in another room!
l	OK. I feel very tired after that journey.
m	OK, Dr Fernandez.
n	So did i. it was so scary.
o	Was she really upset, then?
p	How long is he going away for?

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