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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- baize - - impale - - concave - - premonitory - - muzzle - - carnivorous - - shrill - - convulsion - - interpose - - didactic -




The pool table was covered with a smooth green baize that allowed the balls to roll effortlessly during the game.

A fine dusting of snow rested on the huskey's muzzle after his romp in the blizzard.

The finest didactic poem in any language.

The lion's sharp teeth and powerful jaw are characteristic features of a carnivorous animal.

The mediator had to interpose between the two arguing parties to prevent the situation from escalating into a full-blown conflict.

The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds.

The toothpick impaled the olive, set daintily in the martini glass.

Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.

The dark clouds and distant rumble of thunder served as a premonitory warning of the impending storm.


The inside of the spoon was concave, perfectly shaped to hold a precise amount of soup.