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1 practise karate 5 be a guerrilla 9 have a siesta
2 paddle a kayak 6 live in a cul de sac 10 go on / take a cruise
3 wear mufti 7 attempt a coup 11 takelhave a sauna
4 place an embargo 8 throw confetti 12 attendlgivelhold a seminar

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Unit 17

Some possible answers:
gr: grizzle and grudge, both have rather unpleasant meanings - grizzle is to cry because of bad
temper rather than pain or discomfort and grudge is to be unwilling to give or do something.
cl: clap or clatter, both represent quite sharp sounds - clap is to applaud with your hands and
clatter is to make a long, continuous resounding noise like hard metallic things falling on a hard
surface.
sp: spatter or spill both have an association with liquid or powder - spatter means to splash or
scatter in drips, spill means to knock over something liquid.
wh: whirl and whisk both have associations with the movement of air - whirl means to move
quickly round and round and whisk means move or sweep quickly through the air.
3 sizzling 5 crash 7 splashing
2 whirred 4 clinked 6 groaned 8 trickling
1 spit (spat, spat)
2 grumpy
3 spit (a spit is a long, thin metal spike on which meat is put for roasting)

1 splosh - colloquial form of splash
2 gargle - wash the throat with liquid kept moving by a stream of breath
3 rustle - make a gentle light sound like dry leaves in the wind or silk clothes moving
4 mumble - speak softly and indistinctly
5 creaks - make a sound like that of an unoiled door hinge
6 whacked - hit hard

-6 1 a gash in someone's arm 4 someone spraying their hair
2 a referee whistling 5 someone sprinkling sugar on a cake
3 someone bashing something 6 water spurting out of the ground

schoolchildren giggle fire crackles the bell on a cat's collar tinkles
a bad-tempered person or dog growls a bored child wriggles a churchbell clangs
a steam train whistles a prisoner's chain clanks someone with asthma wheezes

Unit 18

1 They sang a psalm to honour the memory of the world-famous psychologist as she was laid to
rest in the family tomb. (Note that although the 'r' in 'world' is not really pronounced, in
Standard British English, it affects the way the word is pronounced.)
2 The psychiatrist was knifed in the knee as he was walking home.
3 He should have whistled as he fastened his sword to his belt. (Note that the 'h' in 'have' is not
really pronounced when following an auxiliary verb as in this sentence and the next one.)
4 You could have left me half the Christmas cake on Wednesday.

English Vocabulary in Use