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B. Now fill in the blanks with words given using the clues.
pant wail sniff sigh giggle

slurp scream whisper snort hum

1. A loud sucking noise made while eating or drinking: _____________________

2. The act of speaking in a quiet voice: _____________________

3. A deep breath when tired or relieved: _____________________

4. To make a sound through the nose as if to smell something: _____________________

5. To breathe quickly with sound: _____________________

6. To laugh in a high-pitched voice in a silly way: _____________________

7. To make a sound without words with one’s lips closed: _____________________

8. To force air out of the nose with a rough harsh sound: _____________________

9. To shout loudly in fear: _____________________

10. A high-pitched cry of pain: _____________________

C. Homophones
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.

Example: lose – loose

Underline the right word.

1. I like to watch birds (sore / soar) high in the air.
2. The traffic police will (toe / tow) your car away if you park it on the road.

3. It took a long time for the wounds to (heel / heal).
4. The wounded man let out a (grown / groan).

5. We are in the final (face / phase) of the project.

Grammar Skills

Question Tags
Question tags are small questions added at the end of a statement to turn it into a question.
Read the sentences below.

She isn’t going, is she?
You aren’t free, are you?
The words ‘is she‘ and ‘are you‘ added at the end of the sentences are called question tags. For
a positive statement, we use a negative question tag. For a negative statement, we use a positive
question tag.

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