VOCABULARY – UNIT 11

Vocabulary
A Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
(1) I can’t stop _______ that tune, even though it annoys me.
a) buzzing b) humming c) muttering

(2) I was just _______ through the newspaper when I found the article.
a) browsing b) gazing c) staring

(3) His latest photos are _______ display in the local art gallery.
a) in b) on c) out of

(4) The poem was so beautiful it made my heart _______.
a) float b) flutter c) wander

(5) Her eyes _______ like diamonds.
a) flashed b) shone c) sparkled

(6) I love spending a rainy afternoon _______ around the local art gallery.
a) gazing b) viewing c) wandering

(7) I can’t believe he wrote you a poem – that’s so _______ character.
a) in b) on c) out of

(8) It was so nice and quiet, and then the silence was _______ by a loud noise.
a) shattered b) creaked c) cracked

(9) He kept _______ in my direction – I don’t know why.
a) glancing b) twinkling c) viewing

B Complete the text with words from the box. Each word can only be used once. There are three extra words.
bang – beep — buzz — clatter — clink — creak — rattle — rumble — sizzle

Onomatopoeic words are words that sound like the sound they refer to. Although all languages have such words they are often quite different. So, a native speaker of English will know that you (10) _______ your car horn or that a door can (11) _______ or (12) _______ when it is being shut, but this might not be obvious to a speaker of another language. When you hear your tummy (13) _______ it means you are hungry. Before you take the first sip of champagne you should (14) _______ your glasses and sausages (15) _______ when you cook them. Learning these collocations can be great fun and is, in many ways, part of learning the culture as well as the language.

C Are these sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)? Correct the ones that are incorrect.
(16) He’s got one of those fancy clocks that clinks every hour.
_____________________________________________________________.

(17) I stood staring in amazement at the picture – it was fantastic!
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(18) I’m sure he did that on mistake.
_____________________________________________________________.

(19) The painting is so good you can almost feel the ship being tossed around by the waves.
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(20) The leaves rustled in the wind.
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(21) When she plays the violin she makes a horrible beeping sound.
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(22) They came in droves to see his paintings.
_____________________________________________________________.

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