Andrea's Vocabulary Exercise #3

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. She was only wearing a __________ blouse and a skirt so she was getting pretty cold.
2. Police have found the body of an elderly man in an old __________ car on a small dirt road in the countryside.
3. We need to clean the __________; there is a lot of burnt drippings in the bottom of it.
4. The light was __________ as the boys slowly walked home after the baseball game.
5. The __________ wax from the candle was dripping onto the birthday cake.
6. Most carnivores have large __________ to rip and tear meat from the animals they kill.
7. Do you think that women will ever be allowed to become __________ in the Catholic church?
8. He could be an excellent baseball player but he is __________ to put in the time to really practise.
9. A local man was seriously injured after getting struck by __________ while golfing in the rain.
10. They bought enough food to __________ the whole week while they were camping.
11. The child __________ his eyes from the sun with his hand.
12. Thousands of __________ were met by riot police armed with tear gas outside the embassy.
13. We were __________ by the concert. It was incredible.
14. * We just got a new kitten, and we're not sure how our old cat is going to __________ with it.
15. The amount of time needed to cook a salmon depends on the __________ of the fish.
16. The __________ wears a large gold chain of office around his neck during official ceremonies.