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(lick, munch, sip, drink, chew, swallow, eat, lap,
dine, suck, gulp)

Sit in pairs/groups, discuss with your partner and
fill in the blanks using the appropriate words given in
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brackets. You can change the form of the word.
1. They’d………………..……………………….their way
through three packets of biscuits.
(to eat something noisily)
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2. A cat…………………………………………….……………up
the drops spilt on the floor.
(to move your tongue across the surface of something
in order to eat it)
3. Ranjitha was sitting at the table…....................…her
coffee. (to drink something slowly)
4. You should……………………….……plenty of water. (to
take liquid into your mouth)
5. This nut is so tough I can hardly……………….…………
……………….……… it!
(to bite food several times before swallowing it)
6. Sathvik…………………………….……the last drop of his
coffee and asked for the bill.
(to make food or drink go down your throat and into
your stomach)

7. Hemanthini…………………..…………. up the last bit of
milkshake with her straw.
(to take liquid into her mouth by making her lips form
a small hole)
8. A small girl was………………………………………………
an ice cream.
(to put food in her mouth and chew and swallow it)

9. The cat began to……………………………………………….
up the milk.
(it drinks it by putting its tongue into it)

10. Umesh was……………………….……. with friends at the
Taj Hotel. (to eat dinner)

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