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This exercise practises verbs which are formed from nouns but whose meaning can not be accurately predicted from the meaning of the noun. Read the sentences and look at the underlined verbs/verb phrases. Then choose one of the nouns used as verbs from the list which has the same meaning in the context of the sentence and write it in at the end.

brief, flower, frame, ground, milk, pocket, shade, spark, storm, tail

1. James lost his job when the store manager found out that he ____________________ change and not giving it to the customers.

2. The hotel manager thought that Sheila was a famous actress, so she decided to ____________________ the situation and got the best room free.

3. Nick spent two years in prison before new evidence was found which proved that he ____________________ by the police.

4. Before you go on business to a new country it's a good idea to ____________________ on the standard business practice and customs there. 

5. During the fifth century BCE Athenian civilisation began to ____________________ and reached its peak with the building of the Parthenon.

6. In the skating competition both Kerry Norris and Denise Hennessy achieved high scores, but Denise just ____________________ it by 5.9 to 5.8.

7. The chairman and the manager could not agree on what to do to get the club out of trouble. In fact, the manager got so angry that he ____________________ out of the meeting.

8. The situation on the streets tonight is very tense. The army is patrolling the streets and managing to keep the two sides apart, but any small incident could ____________________ more fighting.

9. I can't come out tonight. My school report was terrible, so my dad ____________________ me for the next two weeks. 

10. You're right, Mrs White, your husband is having an affair. After he came out of the house I ____________________ him to a hotel on the other side of town. I saw him check into a room with another woman.

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