1He always talks ............... his achievements.
Wrong!
Use "down" to mean make your achievements seem less important.
2He always talks ............... his competitors.
Wrong!
Use "down" to mean criticize or belittle someone.
3The boy seemed quite nervous, but his mother talked him ............... by telling jokes.
Wrong!
Use "down" when talking means calming someone who is nervous or upset.
4We were given two hours to talk the offer ............... with our partners.
Wrong!
Use "over" to mean discuss something carefully before deciding.
5She was against my idea, but eventually I managed to talk her ............... to my view.
Wrong!
Use "round" to mean persuade someone to change their opinion.
6The husband and wife were told to talk ............... their differences.
Wrong!
Use "out" to mean resolve a problem by discussing it fully.
7The woman threatened to jump off the building, but the police managed to talk her ............... it.
Wrong!
Use "out of" to mean persuade someone not to do something.
8He was not keen on buying that overpriced jacket, but the salesman talked him ............... buying it.
Wrong!
Use "into" to mean persuade someone to do something.
9The charming guy could easily talk his way ............... trouble.
Wrong!
Use "out of" in the phrase "talk your way out of trouble".
10I talked my concerns ............... with my attorney.
Wrong!
Use "over" to mean discuss something with another person.
11I don't know what they are talking ............... .
Wrong!
Use "about" to ask or say what the subject of a conversation is.
12The teacher was angry because the student talked ............... to her.
Wrong!
Use "back" to mean reply rudely or defiantly to someone in authority.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He always talks down his achievements.
- He always talks down his competitors.
- The boy seemed quite nervous, but his mother talked him down by telling jokes.
- We were given two hours to talk the offer over with our partners.
- She was against my idea, but eventually I managed to talk her round to my view.
- The husband and wife were told to talk out their differences.
- The woman threatened to jump off the building, but the police managed to talk her out of it.
- He was not keen on buying that overpriced jacket, but the salesman talked him into buying it.
- The charming guy could easily talk his way out of trouble.
- I talked my concerns over with my attorney.
- I don’t know what they are talking about .
- The teacher was angry because the student talked back to her.
