1I ............... my knee while playing football yesterday.
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Use the verb "hurt" to mean injured a body part.
2Gargling with warm water will relieve the symptoms of a ............... throat.
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The natural collocation is "sore" in "a sore throat."
3A dentist can help with that ............... in your tooth.
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Use the noun "ache" for a continuing discomfort in a body part, such as a toothache.
4The blow made my head ...............
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After "made my head," the verb "ache" is the natural choice.
5The driver ............... himself badly in the accident.
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Use the verb "hurt" for injuring yourself in an accident.
6These new shoes ...............
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Use the verb "hurt" when shoes cause pain or discomfort.
7The boy came home with a ............... knee.
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The adjective "hurt" means injured.
8The nurse bandaged my ............... toe.
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The adjective "sore" describes a painful or tender body part.
9Losing the election was a ............... disappointment.
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The expression "sore disappointment" means a bitter or painful disappointment.
10Put some iodine on that ...............
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The noun "sore" can mean a painful place or wound on the skin.
11The child's constant tantrums ............... his mother.
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The verb "pained" means made someone feel emotional distress.
12I have a dull ............... in my shoulder.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "pain" and "ache" can be nouns for discomfort in a body part here: "a dull pain" or "a dull ache".
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- I hurt my knee while playing football yesterday.
- Gargling with warm water will relieve the symptoms of a sore throat.
- A dentist can help with that ache in your tooth.
- The blow made my head ache.
- The driver hurt himself badly in the accident.
- These new shoes hurt.
- The boy came home with a hurt knee.
- The nurse bandaged my sore toe.
- Losing the election was a sore disappointment.
- Put some iodine on that sore.
- The child’s constant tantrums pained his mother.
- I have a dull pain / ache in my shoulder.