Vocabulary - Everyday Problems

Choose the right answer.

1) The ship ........... off the coast of Ireland during a storm.

2) After today's heavy rainfall, many roads are still .......... .

3) Two people were killed as a dilapidated building .......... in a high wind.

4) Several workers were .......... in the ship's engine room by the fire.

5) Water burst through the dam and .......... local towns and villages.

A) TRAPPED	to trap => to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere
B) COLLAPSED	to collapse => (building) to fall down
C) FLOODED	to flood => to become filled or covered by a flood
D) SANK	to sink => to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.

A) BLOCKED	to block => to stop something from moving through or along something else
B) TRAPPED	to trap => to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere
C) SANK	to sink => to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
D) CRASHED	to crash => to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something

A) CRASHED	to crash => to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
B) COLLAPSED	to collapse => (building) to fall down
C) EXPLODED	to explode => to blow up with a loud noise
D) SANK	to sink => to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.

A) CRASHED	to crash => to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
B) FLOODED	to flood => to become filled or covered by a flood
C) SANK	to sink => to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
D) TRAPPED	to trap => to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere

A) SANK	to sink => to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
B) INJURED	to injure => to hurt someone and cause damage to their body
C) FLOODED	to flood => to become filled or covered by a flood
D) WOUNDED	to wound => to injure part of the body, especially by using a weapon