English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs & more Verbs - Exercise 18-5

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons _______________ counter-clockwise north of the equator, and clockwise south of the equator.
2. I haven't learned as much English here as I thought, but I have no _______________ because I've really enjoyed living in a different culture.
3. She had to wear a _______________ dress for the graduation party.
4. We were all out of _______________ cream, so I had to use soap.
5. The national dress of Swaziland is said to be quite _______________, and is frequently worn during important ceremonies.
6. She was _______________ beautiful, and no one could take their eyes off her.
7. Anna spent hours _______________ a letter to Frederick explaining why she no longer wanted to marry him.
8. All matter _______________ in three states: solid, liquid and gas.
9. Valerie's version of the accident was a real _______________; it wasn't nearly as bad as she said.
10. Laughter helps us _______________ with the difficulties of life.
11. If you gaze at the night sky, you will see thousands of stars _______________ in random groups.
12. Most marriages in rural and urban Iraq are _______________ by the family.
13. Daily hassles and environmental factors such as noise are important _______________ of daily stress.
14. Voodoo is an _______________ part of Haitian art, literature, music and film.