Useful verbs to do with health

Fill in the missing verbs in the sentences below. Choose from the following and make any changes where necessary. Use each verb once only.

ache disfigure infect suffer from

blister disinfect injure suffocate

bruise faint lose consciousness swell up

choke fracture maim treat

contaminate have a relapse recuperate vaccinate

diagnose heal sterilize X-ray

1 She seemed to be getting better when suddenly she _____________ and within a week was dead.

2 My mother is now______________ at a private nursing home after her operation.

3 A fairly common way of______________ rheumatism is to give the patient a cortisone injection.

4 The doctor_____________ her illness as leukaemia.

5 I went running last night and I've been_______________ ever since.

6 My sister has______________ hay fever since she was twelve.

7 They deliberately ____________the rats with the disease in order to test the effectiveness of the new drug.

8 She almost_____________ to death on a chicken bone.

9 The leg could be broken. I think we'd better _________________ it, just to make sure.

10 I remember vaguely seeing the doctor’s face before I _____________. The next thing I remember was waking up in a hospital bed.

11 The cut looks nasty. We'd better wash it and ________________________ it immediately.

12 When a mosquito bit her, her whole foot_______________

13 Two soldiers on parade_____________ in the hot sun.

14 When he played his first game of tennis for a long time, his hand ___________________ because he wasn't used to holding the racket.

15 Two hundred people were killed and thousands _______________________in the recent earthquake in Mexico.

16 She asked the doctor to _________________________________ her children against measles.

17 He _____________________ his leg in two places when he fell down the stairs.

18 She______ her knee when she banged her leg against the table.

19 She survived the plane crash but was ________________________ for life and will never walk again.

20 His wound has now _______________ completely and it hasn't even left a scar.

21 Her face was badly ____ in the fire.

22 We were told not to eat the food because it had been _____________ by rats.

23 The room was really hot and all the windows were closed. At one
point I felt I was going to________________

24 Before the operation all the materials and tools were carefully___________________ to kill any bacteria.