Vocabulary: Using Say, Tell, Talk and Speak

by | Jul 21, 2024

Vocabulary: Using Say, Tell, Talk and Speak –

This video lesson will help you recognize how and when to use these four important verbs. 

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For more practice, try completing the practice exercises below. Click the button to reveal the best choice for each sentence:

My friend Julie _________ that she would stop by after work today.
How was your job interview? Sit down and _________ me all about it.
My cousin can _________ four languages.
Please _________ me when you want to go and I'll call you a taxi.
How do you _________ 'good morning' in Spanish?
I intend to _________ with my boss about my salary.
This instruction manual _________ you how to use your printer.
Alice and I _________ for an hour after the party.
Can you _________ up a little, please? I can't hear you very well.
'I have a surprise for you,' she _________.
Don't worry if you have a problem - just come to me and we can _________ about it.
I asked them to give me a discount, but they _________ no.
I _________ with him about his unfriendly behavior.
Fear of _________ to a large group of people is quite common.
She _________ , 'We need to _________.'

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