WAYS OF EATING CHEW – CONSUME – LICK – PECK AT – POLISH OFF – GORGE – SWALLOW – DIGEST – GNAW – BOLT. The children have no appetite. They just __________ hardly eat anything. My mother always used to say to me. ‘Now make sure you __________ meat carefully before you __________ it. Statistics show that we __________ more fruit and meat than 10 years ago. He has an enormous appetite. I’ve seen him __________ four hamburgers and a pile of chips at a sitting. As children we used to __________ ourselves on ice-cream, chips and chocolate, and then feel very sick. The starving prisoners were so desperate they would __________ any meat bones they could find. It's not good for your body to __________ your food so quickly. Eat slowly so that you can __________ it properly. He was so hungry that when he’d finished his food, he began to __________ the plate!

Here are the suggested completions for the sentences with the appropriate verbs from your list:

1. The children have no appetite. They just **peck at** hardly eat anything.
2. My mother always used to say to me, “Now make sure you **chew** meat carefully before you **swallow** it.”
3. Statistics show that we **consume** more fruit and meat than 10 years ago.
4. He has an enormous appetite. I’ve seen him **gorge** four hamburgers and a pile of chips at a sitting.
5. As children we used to **polish off** ourselves on ice-cream, chips, and chocolate, and then feel very sick.
6. The starving prisoners were so desperate they would **gnaw** any meat bones they could find.
7. It’s not good for your body to **bolt** your food so quickly. Eat slowly so that you can **digest** it properly.
8. He was so hungry that when he’d finished his food, he began to **lick** the plate!

Feel free to adjust any of the choices based on your preferences or context!