English Vocabulary Exercises – Nouns? Verbs? Both! With derivations! - Exercise 15-3

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. The candle _______________ in the dim light of the room.
2. The kids saw all _______________ of animals at the Seattle Zoo.
3. Smoking probably _______________ as the number one cause of disease in the country.
4. Many goods can now be bought from _______________ available on-line.
5. The baggage _______________ fell off my suitcase, so it didn't get sent to Vancouver with me, and actually ended up in Calgary for a few days.
6. Sandra is in a bad mood. I just asked her why she wasn't coming to the party, and she _______________ at me.
7. She _______________ in his ear that she loved him.
8. Don't pour that old salad oil down the drain, it'll _______________ it up.
9. Ostriches can kick with tremendous _______________, but only in a forward motion.
10. The teacher _______________ her finger under the collar of the young boy's shirt and dragged him out of the room.
11. If the _______________ goes off, make sure that you meet outside in front of the building, so we can be sure that everyone got out okay.
12. The mother _______________ her baby up, and carried her into the bedroom.
13. Too much sunlight can _______________ your skin and make you look old.
14. To get to the university, take the McKenzie Street _______________ off of Highway 1.
15. He lost _______________ of the car when he hit ice, and smashed into a telephone pole.