Sarah is struggling to hear her colleagues in a chaotic virtual meeting. Help her politely interrupt and ask for clarification by dragging the correct words into the blanks.

"Sorry to interrupt, but could you explain that last point again? I'm afraid I didn't quite catch what you said about the new budget. Also, could you please speak up a little? Your microphone is quite low."

"Sorry to interrupt, but could you explain that last point again?"

"Interrupt" is the most natural verb for pausing someone while they are speaking. "Interfere" means getting involved in a situation where you don't belong, which sounds a bit aggressive here!

"I'm afraid I didn't quite catch what you said about the new budget."

To "not catch" something is a very common, polite idiom in English meaning you didn't hear or understand what was just said.

"Also, could you please speak up a little?"

"Speak up" is the correct phrasal verb used to ask someone to talk more loudly.