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)

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)