Aches and pains

hurt, pain, sore...

1. Aches and pains.

Match the pictures below to the correct sentences.

Listen to these sentences.

2. Pain, ache, hurt and sore.

These four words are often used to talk about physical problems people have:

pain   ache   hurt   sore

What part of speech is each word?

3. Hurt.

Look at these sentences from exercise 1.

My left knee hurts.
I've hurt my left elbow.

With the word hurt we can express the same information in these two ways.

Rewrite the sentences below so that they have the same meaning. Remember to end the sentence with a full stop.

For example:

She has hurt her back.
  Her

4. Sore.

We can also use the word sore in two ways. Look at these examples from exercise 1.

She's got a sore neck.
My right ankle is sore.

Rewrite the sentences below so that they have the same meaning. Remember to end the sentence with a full stop.

For example:

I've got a sore neck.   My

5. Pain, ache, hurt and sore.

Choose the correct possibility to complete the sentences.

6. Missing words.

Complete the sentences with a word from the box below.

pain   ache   hurt   sore


7. Word order.

Order the words to complete the sentences.