English Vocabulary Exercises - All Adjectives! (+ derivations) - Exercise 1-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. Their honeymoon came to an _______________ halt when the bride found her new husband in the arms of another woman.
2. Her son isn't very _______________, but he certainly puts a lot of effort into his schoolwork.
3. The straps on your knapsack are adjustable, so if they're too _______________, we can fix them.
4. Practising _______________ exercise is a good way to keep healthy.
5. If you feel _______________ or light-headed after giving blood, please tell the nurse.
6. You'll need to use a _______________ brush to scrub the dirt off the stairway.
7. You need to wear _______________ clothing while skiing; otherwise, you'll be so cold you won't enjoy yourself.
8. If you put your bottle of olive oil in the fridge, it will become _______________ overnight.
9. There was no wind, so the surface of the sea was as _______________ as glass.
10. Peter's new girlfriend is part black, part Polynesian, and part Irish, and she has an _______________ beauty that turns heads wherever she goes.
11. It is _______________ nonsense to suggest that man and dinosaurs lived at the same time.
12. The party was really _______________; I wish I'd stayed home.
13. The king never speaks to the _______________ people.
14. Seeing two grizzly bears fighting over a salmon in the river was an _______________ experience.