Linguapress advanced EFL resources: word games and crosswords

Scrambled conversation

A word game

Interactive: Unscramble the dialogue

Beautiful Melinda has just picked up the phone; on the other end of the line there’s her handsome boyfriend Karl. Unscramble the conversation, i.e. reorganise the words and punctuation signs to discover how their conversation really went. The start of the conversation is done for you; the first four words do not need to be moved. Type your unscrambled version in the box below each line.

KARL: Is that you Melinda ? on evening this do you anything have ?
MELINDA: darling you no , do ?
KARL: we don’t out somewhere for tonight why go a meal ; ?
MELINDA: to love I’d !

KARL: to up me where want you you do pick ?
MELINDA: you don’t like anywhere I mind ; !
KARL: at seven well place come your half over to I’ll around past .
MELINDA: I’m in sure great ! I’ll make time ready !

If you have difficulty discovering the original dialogue for yourself, check with your English teacher !

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