VOCABULARY EXERCISES
I/ Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in
block capitals.
1.Her …… ……was so great that she broke a glass. (ANXIOUS).
2.The work is still at a very…………….level. (EXPERIMENT)
3.It’s the most …………………film I’ve ever seen. ( FRIGHT)
4.They have a big…………… shop in London. ( JEWEL)
5.He promised to come but he’s very……………… ( RELY)
6.His ………… has not improved much. ( BEHAVE)
7.She is extremely…………… about the history of art. ( KNOW)
8.As she is so …… with her present job she has decided to leave. (SATISFAC
TION)
9.Traveling in big cities is becoming more………… everyday. (TROUBLE)
10.Less public transport is now available because of
the………….of staff. ( SHORT)
11.Buttraveling by public transport is very ……… as there are
long delays. (ATTRACT)
12.The………… of the trains and the buses causes frustration
and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
13.His behavior always……… me at parties. (EMBARRASS)
14.The new film is…………….good. ( EXCEPTION)
15. She felt a sense of …………when her friend went to live abroad. (LOSE)
16.You need a lot of……………to be a teacher. ( PATIENT)
17. He draws cartoons for a………….magazine. (HUMOUR)
18. He was too………… to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. (SHAME)
19.The police are interested in the sudden………….of
the valuable painting. (APPEAR)
20.I belive you because I know you are …………… ( TRUTH)
21.I feel so …………….I’m going to bed. (SLEEP)
22.She made no …………to our conversation of the night before. ( REFER)
23.This poem shows the wonderful………….of the poet. ( SENSITIVE)
24. She divorced him because of his………….to the children. (KIND)
25.The evening was ……… spent playing cards and talking. (ENJOY)
26.Thousands of people are living in……… …after the earthquake. ( MISERAB
LE)
27.The thing I hate about John is his……………… ( RELIABLE)
28.He is completely………………! Not only he is lazy, but he is
dishonest,too. (EMPLOY)
29. She left school with good…………… (QUALIFY)
30. It was a complete…………….due to poor planning. ( FALL)
31. I wrote ………….letters of application, but he got no reply. (END)
32.I apologise for the mistake made by my
office.There appears to have been a slight…………. ( UNDERSTAND)
33.The old couple have saved a lot of money for their ……… (RETIRE)
34.Many ………families have to live in hostels. (HOME)
35.This matter is very ……………. . Don’t discuss it outside the office. ( CONFID
ENCE)
36.Recently healthy foods have increased in ………………… (POPULAR)
37.He was very………….of the work he had done. (PRIDE)
38. The old lady hid all her …………under the floor. (SAVE)
39.Oscar had eaten so much he had to ……… his belt. (LOOSE)
40.Use a bigger screwdriver to………….this screw. (TIGHT)
41.In some areas water has to be boiled to …………… it. (PURE)
42.He doesn’t agree with the ………… that there is life on other planets. ( BELIE
VE)
KEY
1.Her anxietywas so great that she broke a glass. (ANXIOUS).
2.The work is still at a veryexperimentallevel. (EXPERIMENT)
3.It’s the mostfrighteningfilm I’ve ever seen. ( FRIGHT)
4.They have a big jewelryshop in London. ( JEWEL)
5.He promised to come but he’s veryunreliable. ( RELY)
6.His behavior has not improved much. ( BEHAVE)
7.She is extremelyknowledgeableabout the history of art. ( KNOW)
8.As she is
sodissatisfiedwith her present job she has decided to leave. (SATISFACTION)
9.Traveling in big cities is becoming moretroublesomeeveryday. (TROUBLE)
10.Less public transport is now available because of theshortageof staff. ( SHORT)
11.Buttraveling by public transport is
veryunattractiveas there are long delays. (ATTRACT)
12.Theinfrequencyof the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance.
(FREQUENT)
13.His behavior alwaysembarrassesme at parties.(EMBARRASS)
14.The new film isexceptionallygood. ( EXCEPTION)
15. She felt a sense of losswhen her friend went to live abroad. (LOSE)
16.You need a lot of patienceto be a teacher. ( PATIENT)
17. He draws cartoons for ahumorousmagazine. (HUMOUR)
18. He was tooashamedto tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. (SHAME)
19.The police are interested in the suddendisappearanceof
the valuable painting. (APPEAR)
20.I believe you because I know you aretruthful.( TRUTH)
21.I feel sosleepyI’m going to bed. (SLEEP)
22.She made noreferenceto our conversation of the night before. ( REFER)
23.This poem shows the wonderfulsensitivityof the poet. ( SENSITIVE)
24. She divorced him because of hisunkindnessto the children. (KIND)
25.The evening wasenjoyablyspent playing cards and talking. (ENJOY)
26.Thousands of people are living inmiseryafter the earthquake. ( MISERABLE)
27.The thing I hate about John is hisunreliability. ( RELIABLE)
28.He is completelyunemployable! Not only he is lazy, but he is
dishonest, too. (EMPLOY)
29. She left school with goodqualifications. (QUALIFY)
30. It was a completefailuredue to poor planning. ( FALL)
31. I wroteendlesslyletters of application, but he got no reply. (END)
32.I apologise for the mistake made by my office.There appears to have been
a slightmisunderstanding. ( UNDERSTAND)
33.The old couple have saved a lot of money for their retirement. (RETIRE)
34.Manyhomelessfamilies have to live in hostels. (HOME)
35.This matter is veryconfidential. Don’t discuss it outside the office.
( CONFIDENCE)
36.Recently healthy foods have increased in popularity. (POPULAR)
37.He was very proudof the work he had done. (PRIDE)
38. The old lady hid all her savingsunder the floor. (SAVE)
39.Oscar had eaten so much he had toloosenhis belt. (LOOSE)
40.Use a bigger screwdriver totightenthis screw. (TIGHT)
41.In some areas water has to be boiled to purifyit. (PURE)
42.He doesn’t agree with the belief that there is life on other planets. ( BELIEVE)