English Vocabulary Exercises - All Adjectives! (+ derivations) - Exercise 11-5

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. People who are usually inactive can improve their health and well-being by becoming even _______________ active on a regular basis.
2. If the bulk of one's income is spent on food, there is very little left for other _______________, not to mention luxuries.
3. Istanbul, Turkey was _______________ known as Constantinopole and Byzantium.
4. Prior to the Second World War, cars were not considered a _______________, but were instead mainly regarded as toys for the rich.
5. He looks great on television, but in real life he is not _______________ handsome.
6. A few hours of piano lessons have _______________ her enthusiasm for learning to play a musical instrument.
7. Violence among fans represents the _______________ side of professional football.
8. The Sun produces more energy every minute than all the energy used on Earth in a _______________ year.
9. The two wines are _______________ different; most people can't distinguish between the two.
10. Since the Second World War, Japan has advanced with extraordinary _______________ to the rank of second most technologically-powerful economy in the world.
11. It requires the use of 72 muscles to speak a _______________ word.
12. Economic growth in Laos _______________ 7% in the period from 1988 to 2001.
13. Members of the audience will have _______________ time to ask questions at the end of the lecture.
14. The old man was hospitalized after he began to behave in a very _______________ and frightening manner.
15. Thank-you for your _______________ in answering my letter.