English Vocabulary Exercises - Nouns? Verbs? Both! With derivations! - Exercise 1-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. The _______________ of the Roman Church can all be divided into those with biblical and those with nonbiblical texts.
2. The goaltender is in a bit of a _______________, and needs to have a good game to get his confidence back.
3. Sophie used a _______________ made of avocado on her face to cleanse her pores.
4. The order of speaking was decided by a coin _______________.
5. The musicians began by tuning their instruments, and then, after a short _______________, the symphony began.
6. There's not much _______________ left in this basketball. We need to put some more air into it.
7. The final _______________ for the game was 4 to 3 for the visiting team.
8. We stopped at the top of the mountain to admire the _______________ of the forest.
9. Your teacher will give you an _______________ of the course in the first week of classes.
10. Too much fat in one's diet poses a serious _______________ of heart disease.
11. They went on a two-week _______________ to Alaska for their honeymoon.
12. The Grand Canyon plays _______________ to over four million tourists every year.
13. This stereo system is just _______________; if you want something good, you've got to pay for it.
14. We took a _______________ in the lake after laying in the sun for a while.
15. Sheila broke into a wide _______________ when she saw her fiancé coming up the aisle towards her.
16. He couldn't send in his homework by e-mail because he didn't have _______________ to a computer.