Speaking
to whisper | The two sisters were whispering in bed for hours so that their parents wouldn’t hear them. | suttogni |
to mutter | I hate it when we argue and you don’t say anything, just mutter something and leave. | morog, dörmög |
to stammer | He is afraid of speaking in public because when he’s nervous, he stammers. | dadog |
to scream | I ran inside when I heard her scream. | sikít, kiabál |
to mumble | I never understand a word of what he mumbles. | motyog |
to shout | He was so rude. He shouted at me and told me to leave. | kiabál |
to murmur | ‘I love you’- he murmured. | mormol, duruzsol (de lehet zsörtölődő is) |
to shriek | She shrieked that there was a spider in her bed. | sikolt, visít |
to cry | ‘Henry, what are you doing with that poor bear?’ – cried Mrs Brown. | felkiált |
to mouth | He mouthed the solution to me so that the teacher wouldn’t hear it. | hang nélkül formázni a szavakat a szánkkal |
to yell | You don’t have to yell. I’m standing right here. | ordítani |
Use the correct form of the verbs from the table above to complete the sentences.
1. Instead of a real answer, he just _______ something about being busy.
2. The concert was so disappointing. I’m sure that the singers _______ the words.
3. Please don’t make me speak in front of the whole school. You know that I ______ when I’m too excited.
4. Please don’t ________ at me again. I was asking nicely.
5. If you want to be an actor, it’s high time you stopped _______.
6. I couldn’t really understand what he said because we were in the middle of a meeting and he only ________.
7. ‘Watch out’ she _______.
8. We __________ with laughter when we realised he had just been joking.
9. Our neighbours ________ at each other this morning.
10. He _________ sweet nothings in her ear.
Key:
1. muttered
2. were mouthing
3. stammer
4. yell/ shout
5. mumbling
6. whispered
7. cried
8. shrieked
9. were yelling/ shouting
10. murmured
