English Vocabulary Exercises - The Natural World - Exercise 2-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. People used to believe that the Earth was the centre of the _______________.
2. What kind of _______________ is your dress made of?
3. If we don't pick the plums off the tree, they will just fall to the ground, and _______________.
4. The hot dry _______________ of Phoenix was quite nice after spending a rainy spring in Vancouver.
5. Volunteers are cleaning garbage out of the _______________ in the hopes of making it clean enough for fish to live in once again.
6. Get lots of rest, and drink plenty of _______________, and you should be feeling much better within a couple of days.
7. Two young boys discovered wall paintings that were thousands of years old in a _______________ in Southern France.
8. The _______________ life living off the coast of Victoria is well-known for its variety and beauty.
9. My daughter's class had eggs in their classroom, and they just _______________ into cute little chicks last week.
10. Scott spent the morning pulling _______________ in the garden.
11. I love it in spring when all the flowers begin to _______________.
12. Natto, a Japanese dish made of fermented soybeans, sure _______________, but it is really good for your health.
13. The _______________ of Canada in the year 2010 is about 33 million.
14. The _______________ blew the door shut with a loud bang.