Intermediate Vocabulary Exercise: Newspaper Vocabulary Matching

Match the standard vocabulary on the left with the words on the right that are often used in newspaper English.

For each question, write in the space ONLY the correct number to match with the question number on the left. Example: if you think the first question on the right goes with number 7 on the left, write "7" in the first space.


1. explosion
2. investigation
3. resign
4. look for, want
5. reduce dramatically
6. vote or election
7. close down, sack
8. affect badly
quit
axe
probe
poll
hit
seek
blast
slash

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