LIQUIDS (Advanced) (EXERCISE A48E186)

LIQUIDS (Advanced)

Liquid is one of the four primary states of matter, with the others being solid, gas and plasma. It is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth.

Choose words from the box which describe the movement of liquids and put them in the correct form into the sentences below:

flow       pour          gush        trickle        drip        seep       splash      lap          gurgle       pelt

(A) The sound of a tap ________________ kept me awake all night.

(B) The rain is really ________________ down! We cannot possibly go out in it.

(C) There was a loud _________________ sound as the bathwater ran down the plughole.

(D) be careful how you _______________ my beer.

(E) There was a __________________ as my camera fell into the river.

(F) As I lay in my cabin I heard the gentle sound of wave’s _______________ against the hull.

(G) The River Swift rises in the hills and then _________________ south to the sea.

(H) A water main had burst and the water was __________ out of the ground with great force.

(I) Moisture from the fish had _____________ through the paper bag.

(J) Rain was falling on my collar and ________________ unpleasantly down the neck.

ANSWERS

LIQUIDS

1.      Choose words from the box which describe the movement of liquids and put them in the correct form into the sentences below:

flow      pour       gush       trickle      drip       seep       splash       lap     gurgle      pelt

(A)  The sound of a tap ­­­­­­­­dripping kept me awake all night.

(B)  The rain is really pelting down! We cannot possibly go out in it.

(C)  There was a loud gurgling sound as the bathwater ran down the plughole.

(D)  Be careful how you pour my beer.

(E)   There was a splash as my camera fell into the river.

(F)   As I lay in my cabin I heard the gentle sound of waves lapping against the hull.

(G)  The River Swift rises in the hills and then flows south to the sea.

(H)  A water main had burst and the water was gushing out of the ground with great force.

(I)     Moisture from the fish had seeped through the paper bag.

(J)    Rain was falling on my collar and trickling unpleasantly down the neck.

TO PRINT

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