Fill in the blanks.
1. I ............................... my knee while playing football yesterday.
To hurt your knee is to injure it.
2. Gargling with warm water will relieve the symptoms of a ............................... throat.
This is an example of a collocation.
3. A dentist can fix that ....................................
An ache is usually a mild discomfort that affects only a particular part of the body. Pain is stronger.
4. The blow made my head ......................................
An ache is usually a mild discomfort that affects only a particular part of the body. Pain is stronger.
5. The driver ....................................... himself badly in the accident.
Hurt is usually used as a verb.
6. These new shoes .....................................
Hurt is usually a verb.
7. The boy came home with a ...................................... knee.
A hurt knee is an injured knee.
8.The nurse bandaged my ..................................... toe.
Like hurt, sore can also be an adjective.
9. Losing the election was a .......................................... disappointment.
This is an example of a collocation.
10. Put some iodine on that .......................................
Sore can mean wound.
11. The child's constant tantrums ......................................... his mother.
Pained can mean agonized or distressed.
12. I have a ..................................... in my shoulder.
Answers
1. I hurt my knee while playing football yesterday.
2. Gargling with warm water will relieve the symptoms of a sore throat.
3. A dentist can fix that ache.
4. The blow made my head ache.
5. The driver hurt himself badly in the accident.
6. These new shoes hurt.
7. The boy came home with a hurt knee.
8. The nurse bandaged my sore toe.
9. Losing the election was a sore disappointment.
10. Put some iodine on that sore.
11. The child’s constant tantrums pained his mother.
12. I have a pain in my shoulder.
