English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs & more Verbs - Exercise 13-5

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. The average land _______________ of Earth is 2,700 feet above sea level.
2. His _______________ in everything he does keeps him from making the important decisions necessary for this job.
3. My wine glass _______________ out of my hand, spilling wine all over the carpet.
4. The study of magnetic properties in the rocks of North America _______________ that the magnetic pole has migrated somewhat over the last several hundred million years.
5. Unemployment benefits in Denmark are quite generous in _______________ with other countries.
6. Could everyone please be quiet for a sec, I'd like to make an _______________ regarding the test tomorrow.
7. A California roll is a kind of sushi with avocado, cucumber and _______________ crab in it.
8. The weather has caused serious _______________ to the airline schedule.
9. He _______________ looking at another student's paper during the test so the teacher gave him zero on the exam.
10. Tiger Woods remains 3 _______________ ahead of his nearest competitor as we head into the last hole here at the Canadian Open golf tournament.
11. Over the centuries, the river has _______________ a winding path through the canyon.
12. He _______________ this dream he'd had in which he could fly and see everything from the viewpoint of a bird.
13. His new book is simply a _______________ of the story which began in his previous novel.
14. The book is an interesting examination of the lies and _______________ which make up the world of politics.