English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs and More Verbs - Exercise 5-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Interest rates are _______________, and housing sales are going down as a result.
2. Bogdan _______________ some papers on his desk, turned off his computer, and got up.
3. She has _______________ to go travelling for a year before starting university.
4. Since getting married, Liane has had to get _______________ to her husband's busy work schedule.
5. The creation of a new park for children has really _______________ this neighbourhood.
6. I was _______________ by all the homework I had for the long weekend.
7. If you are going to hand your homework in late, you really should _______________ a five-dollar bill to it.
8. My grandmother always said that Victoria _______________ her of England.
9. I _______________ my son onto my shoulders, so he could see over the crowd.
10. Health experts _______________ a diet low in meats, and high in fruits and vegetables.
11. I felt so _______________ when Sally burst out laughing after I asked her out.
12. Nikita _______________ to be sick so that he wouldn't have to go to school.
13. Everyone over the age of 40 is _______________ to get a yearly physical examination.
14. This hot weather makes me feel really tired and lazy. I think I'll go _______________ down for a while.