English Vocabulary Exercises - Feelings, Qualities & States - Exercise 4-3

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. The young girl blushed with _______________ when her father hugged her in front of her friends.
2. His reading tastes are not very _______________. Basically, he reads comic books and sports magazines.
3. Refugees are hesitant to return to their homes, _______________ more attacks by the military.
4. My children had a pet bird, but we finally gave it away because they thought it was too _______________ to keep it in a cage.
5. She sure is in a good _______________ today; she's been smiling at everyone and laughing all the time.
6. The entire nation is _______________ the death of their president.
7. The robber was spotted by an _______________ neighbour, who noticed him trying to climb in a window.
8. After a delay of over four hours, the airline passengers were quite _______________.
9. Ladies and gentlemen, thank-you for your _______________. Your flight is now ready for boarding.
10. Refugees are _______________ trying to escape before enemy troops arrive in the village.
11. My neighbour's son is very bright, but he's also annoyingly _______________ of his accomplishments at school.
12. I have always had a great deal of _______________ for the work of your father.
13. The people in the store looked at us _______________ when we entered wearing our monkey costumes.