English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs & more Verbs - Exercise 17-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Don't slam the door when you come in; it _______________ me.
2. She _______________ her former husband with a mixture of hatred and disgust.
3. Weather conditions on the ski hill are _______________, so the ski lifts will probably be closing early today.
4. People who immigrate to Canada usually try to _______________ a part of their traditional culture.
5. Marc-André has to get up every morning at 5:30 a.m. to _______________ newspapers.
6. The baby _______________ across the rug towards the puppy.
7. Students have to _______________ a lot of pressure during exam time.
8. This box _______________ over 2 kilograms of the finest chocolates.
9. She forgot her purse on a park bench and when she went back to _______________ it, someone had taken it.
10. We went to the movie, and were able to _______________ into a second film without paying.
11. I _______________ that if anything ever happened to you, I just couldn't go on living.
12. He was killed when he fell while _______________ to climb a mountain in South America.
13. I don't like it when a dog comes and _______________ for food at the table.
14. If any questions _______________ during the lecture, don't hesitate to ask them.