It can really help your pronunciation if you know the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent. You don’t need to worry about learning to write them just to recognise them. Do my quickie Improve Your Accent exercises and you’ll pick them up in no time, plus you’ll improve your pronunciation and your listening skills too.
Can you decipher these 10 tennis-related words?
What’s the missing word? (The same word fits all the gaps). Answers by DM *only* to @EnglishSmarts on Twitter. If I’m not following you, ask me for a follow first please. 😉
🔶 to be streets _____
🔶 full steam _____
🔶 to think _____
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🔶 lickety-_____
🔶 a _____ second
🔶 to _____ hairs
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🔶 to stand the _____ of time
🔶 tried and _____ed
🔶 to _____ the waters
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🔸 to not _____ whether you are coming or going
🔸 you don’t _____ the half of it!
🔸 to _____ full well
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🔶 _____ in there!
🔶 to _____ in the balance
🔶 to _____ on for grim death
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🔶 to be _____ around the gills
🔶 the _____-eyed monster
🔶 the _____ stuff
Fill the gaps with the correct form of make or do.
1. The neighbours were __________ so much noise that we couldn’t sleep.
2. OK, in your case I suppose I could __________ an exception.
3. Could you __________ me a favour and buy me a newspaper?
4. “Do you know you were __________ over 200km/h?” said the policeman.
5. Would you excuse me, I need __________ a phone call.
6. I would love to help but I’ve got a pile of work __________ .
7. Her company has __________ an enormous profit this year.
8. Did you __________ any horseriding while you were on holiday?
9. I love __________ absolutely nothing!
10. Valentina __________ all her own jewellery.
11. ___________ me an offer I can’t refuse!
12. George was __________ the dishes when there was a knock at the front door.
Scroll down for the answers!
1. making
2. make
3. do
4. doing
5. to make
6. to do
7. made
8. do
9. doing
10. makes
11. make
12. doing
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