45. Adjectives: synonyms TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

45. Adjectives: synonyms

In each sentence give a synonym for the words in brackets. Choose from the following;

absurd	anxious	attractive	coarse	confident
immature	intentional	mad	pathetic	relaxed
reliable	revolting	starving	weird	cheerful

1	There’s only one way of describing her. She is completely (crazy) _____mad___.
2	A good friend is someone who is kind, considerate and totally (dependable) __________.
3	I wish you’d grow up! You’re so (childish) __________.
4	I didn’t mean to break it – it wasn’t (deliberate) __________.
5	The food at the hotel was really (disgusting) __________. No one could it.
6	Her hands are very (rough) __________ because she spends most of her time working in the garden.
7	I could eat a horse! I’m really (really hungry) __________.
8	Take those trousers off – you look (ridiculous) __________ in them!
9	We lost 6-1! You played like you were half-asleep! You were (hopeless) __________!
10	Charles has some really (strange) __________ ideas sometimes, doesn’t he?
11	He’s really (good looking) __________. All the girls fancy him.
12	She’s always (worried) __________ about something even when things are going well.
13	It’s fun to be with him because he’s so (light hearted) __________. With him, life always seems easy.
14	He’s always totally (calm) __________. I don’t think he knows the meaning of the word stress.
15	Try to be more (sure of yourself) __________ when you get on the horse. It will know if you are feeling nervous.

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