Vocabulary - Ways of Eating
Index
Click on a word in the box below and then click on the appropriate gap. You can also type the words in the gaps.
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tucked
gulped
pecked
stuffing
sipping
munching
polish
gnawing
licked
overeat
1)
He sat in the warm sun, idly
beer.
2)
Paul
the melted chocolate off his fingers.
3)
She quickly
down the rest of her tea.
4)
The dog lay under the desk,
on a bone.
5)
We all
in as soon as the food was served.
6)
Mark didn't like the pizza. He only
at it.
7)
Some people can
without putting on much weight.
8)
They've been
themselves with snacks all afternoon.
9)
Steve came out of the shop
a bag of potato chips.
10)
Well, it didn't take us long to
off the dessert.
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Answers
1)
sip
to drink in very small mouthfuls
2)
lick
to take something into your mouth with your tongue
3)
gulp down
to swallow large amounts of food or drink quickly
4)
gnaw
to bite or chew something repeatedly
5)
tuck in
to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it
6)
peck at
to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest
7)
overeat
to eat more than you need or more than is healthy
8)
stuff yourself
to fill yourself with food until you are not hungry or feel ill
9)
munch
to eat something using your teeth and jaws in a noisy way
10)
polish off
to finish something, especially food, quickly
