English Vocabulary Exercises - Feelings, Qualities & States - Exercise 1-1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. My daughter just _______________ her new baby brother.
2. The policeman tried to _______________ the victim by getting her to breathe slowly.
3. He knew he was wrong, but he was simply too _______________ to admit it.
4. I wish you would show a little more _______________ about our upcoming wedding. You're making me a little nervous.
5. The children were really _______________ to see their grandmother after she came home from the hospital.
6. You need to be very _______________ when you pick up a newborn baby.
7. It really _______________ me when you change the television channel every five minutes.
8. The little girl smiled with _______________ when her grandmother complimented her on the skirt she had made in sewing class.
9. I really _______________ my children because they are being raised to speak both English and French.
10. Don't worry, he's a very _______________ driver.
11. Our neighbour is a _______________ old man who is always shouting at the children.
12. The children gasped in _______________ when the monster appeared on stage.
13. We were thinking of going camping, but with this _______________ weather I think we'd better wait until next week.