English Vocabulary Exercises - Verbs, Verbs and More Verbs - Exercise 8-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. People in Guatemala _______________ to marry while still quite young, often between the ages of 16 and 19.
2. The children were _______________ in fear as they watched the horror movie.
3. The road _______________ along the coast for about 20 miles.
4. It is estimated that by the year 2005, 1 billion people will be _______________ to the Internet.
5. A single ant colony can _______________ over 5 million busy members.
6. His girlfriend _______________ him to move to Montreal with her while she went to school.
7. I think I'd better _______________ the batteries in my bicycle light because it's getting pretty dim.
8. I fed a seal while I was _______________ last weekend.
9. Looking down at the speeding ticket in his hand, he _______________ a few quiet curses as the cop walked away from his car.
10. When I asked her why her boyfriend wasn't with her at the party, she _______________ answering the question.
11. Beluga whales _______________ a clicking sound, which they use to locate food by listening to the echo of these sounds off objects in the water.
12. Children have always been _______________ with dinosaurs, especially the tyrannosaurus rex.
13. It will _______________ your grandmother if you don't visit her on when you are in San Francisco.
14. The hiker _______________ over a tree root and almost fell into the river.