Verbs

Question 1

• Her dark hair matched the colour of her eyes.
• The doors were painted blue to match the walls.

To match

Answer 1

If two things match, or if one thing matches another, they have the same colour, pattern, or style and therefore look attractive together.

Question 2

I missed the bus this morning because I overslept again.

To oversleep

Answer 2

To sleep for longer than you intended to and so wake up late.

Question 3

Close the door carefully, don’t slam it.

To slam

Answer 3

If you slam a door or window or if it slams, it shuts noisily and with great force.

Question 4

She listened in a mixture of shock and anger before slamming the phone down.

To slam

Answer 4

If you slam something down, you put it there quickly and with great force.