Folder 3 I Couldn’t Help It !
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Startle Eyelids To Sigh To Sparkle To Frown To Urge To Muffle
When someone _____________s, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating. Example: He __________ed at her anxiously. Also a noun. Example: There was a deep __________ on the boy's face.
If something sudden and unexpected ____________s you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. Examples: The telephone ____________d him. The news will _____________ the City.= alarm Martha gave her a ________________d look.
Your _______________ are the two pieces of skin which cover your eyes when they are closed. When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an _______________ in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
If you __________________ someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. Example: They _____________d parliament to approve plans for their reform programme. If you have an _____________ to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it. Example: He had an ___________ to open a shop of his own.
When you ________________, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. Examples: Michael _____________ed wearily. Roberta ___________ed with relief. Also a noun. Example: She kicked off her shoes with a_________
If something ______________s, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light. Examples: The jewels on her fingers _______________d. His bright eyes _____________d.= glitter Also a noun. Example: .the ______________ of coloured glass.
If something ________________s a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. Examples: Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to _______________ his voice.
She heard a _________________d cough behind her.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Startle Eyelids To Sigh To Sparkle To Frown To Urge To Muffle
When someone _____________s, their eyebrows become drawn together, because they are annoyed, worried, or puzzled, or because they are concentrating. Example: He __________ed at her anxiously. Also a noun. Example: There was a deep __________ on the boy's face.
If something sudden and unexpected ____________s you, it surprises and frightens you slightly. Examples: The telephone ____________d him. The news will _____________ the City.= alarm Martha gave her a ________________d look.
Your _______________ are the two pieces of skin which cover your eyes when they are closed. When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an _______________ in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
If you __________________ someone to do something, you try hard to persuade them to do it. Example: They _____________d parliament to approve plans for their reform programme. If you have an _____________ to do or have something, you have a strong wish to do or have it. Example: He had an ___________ to open a shop of his own.
When you ________________, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. Examples: Michael _____________ed wearily. Roberta ___________ed with relief. Also a noun. Example: She kicked off her shoes with a_________
If something ______________s, it is clear and bright and shines with a lot of very small points of light. Examples: The jewels on her fingers _______________d. His bright eyes _____________d.= glitter Also a noun. Example: .the ______________ of coloured glass.
If something ________________s a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. Examples: Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to _______________ his voice.
She heard a _________________d cough behind her.