English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs & more Verbs - Exercise 10-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. I don't _______________ to the theory that the poor somehow benefit from cuts to taxes for the rich.
2. They had to have their house sprayed to _______________ it completely of fleas.
3. I really can't _______________ at this point as to who the Prime Minister will include in his new cabinet.
4. The firemen _______________ out of bed, and jumped into their uniforms when the siren sounded.
5. We _______________ the canoe when we tried to get into it.
6. Only the lower part of our Earth's atmosphere is visible, in the form of the clouds we see _______________ in our sky.
7. There is a rumour _______________ in the office that the boss is going to be replaced.
8. The amount of time needed to cook a salmon _______________ on the thickness of the fish.
9. Her hair colour always _______________ in the summer sun.
10. The cat _______________ a dead rat into the basement, and left it there.
11. The tail of a comet can _______________ over 140 million kilometres, nearly the distance between Earth and the sun.
12. The famous actor was _______________ by his fans.
13. Please _______________ 3 weeks for delivery.
14. Restaurants must be _______________ on a regular basis to ensure standards of cleanliness are met.