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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
57. SHOUTS, CRIES AND WHISPERS
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A. Which of these expressions is not a
natural collocation?
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She’s got a hoarse/ loud/ booming/ big/ squeaky/ high/ deep/ silly voice.
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2
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He let out/ had/ heaved
a sigh.
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3
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She has
a smoker’s/ rough/ noisy/ hacking
cough.
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4
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They screamed with delight/
relief/ fear/ pain.
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5
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I cried my eyes out/ like a baby/ myself to
sleep/ sadly.
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B. Choose the best word/ phrase to complete
these sentences.
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6
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During the lecture, I had to
____________ a yawn several times.
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a
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block
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b
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cut
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c
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stifle
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7
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We heard
____________ coming from the house next door.
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a
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noisy voices
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b
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raised voices
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c
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shouting voices
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8
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When she
saw the body she ____________ a blood-curding scream.
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a
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did
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b
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let out
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c
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made
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9
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There’s
no need to scream ____________! I can hear you perfectly well!
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a
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your head off
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b
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loudly
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c
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your tongue out
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10
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____________
your voice down, please – I’m trying to get some sleep.
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a
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Turn
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b
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Keep
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c
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Put
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11
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There
was the noise of a gun and we heard a piercing ____________.
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a
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sound
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b
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noise
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c
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scream
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12
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Don’t just
sit there ____________. Do something about it!
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a
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groaning and moaning
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b
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moaning and groaning
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c
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moan groaning
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13
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When
Craig finally got back to the hotel, he breathed ____________ of relief.
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a
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a sigh
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b
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a cry
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c
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a shout
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14
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When the
singer appeared, the audience ____________ a huge cheer.
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a
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did
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b
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made
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c
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gave
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15
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The
children screamed ____________ delight when they saw their Christmas
presents.
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a
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their
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b
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with
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c
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for
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He
emerged from the water, ____________.
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a
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coughing and spluttering
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b
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spluttering and coughing
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c
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splutter-coughing
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