Say vs Speak vs Tell
You use this verb when mentioning the listener (e.g., “She ___ me the truth”)
What is "tell"
Basketball players learn not to move this foot, the term for the axle around which a wheel turns.
What is a pivot?
We ____ a decision.
What is make?
In 1994, WIRED magazine described this 4-letter word as an idea leaping “from mind to mind … as viruses leap from body to body.”
What is a meme?
If I ___ (know) about the party, I would have come.
This verb is commonly used for languages (e.g., “He ___ three languages”)
What is speak?
In the NFL, each of these measures 10 yards by 53 1/3 yards.
What is an end zone?
We ___ homework.
What is make?
This city was destroyed in 79 CE because of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii?
If she studies, she ___ (pass) the exam.
What is "will pass"?
This verb is used when quoting exact words (e.g., “She ___, ‘I’m tired’”)
What is say?
This West Coast team is the only one whose team city and name are both in Spanish.
Who are the San Diego Padres?
We ____ a mistake.
What is make?
From a flowering plant, the Aztecs used it as a chocolate enhancer and the Spanish called it this, meaning “little pod.”
What is vanilla?
If I were you, I ___ (take) that job.
What is "would take"?
You would use this verb in the phrase “___ a lie.”
What is tell?
In 2008 Sue Bird helped the U.S. win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in this sport.
What is basketball?
We _____ attention.
What is pay?
A Norse explorer thought to set foot on America before Christopher Columbus.
Who is Leif Erikson?
If they had left earlier, they ___ (arrive) on time.
What is "would have arrived"?
This verb is more formal and often used in public contexts (e.g., “He will ___ at the conference”).
What is speak?
This is the fastest sport in the world.
What is Formula 1?
We _____ progress.
What is make?
It’s the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
What is Iran?
If it rains tomorrow, we ___ (cancel) the trip.
What is "will cancel"?