English Vocabulary Exercises - Feelings, Qualities & States - Exercise 5-2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. I applied for a new job, and it sure will be a _______________ when I find out if I've got the job or not.
2. She smiled _______________ when she was presented with the trophy.
3. Herbie is still _______________ to sleep with his light off.
4. Elena became quite _______________ of her little brother when he was born, and got angry when her mother was too busy with him to play with her.
5. His voice was full of _______________, and his face was bright red.
6. The little boy's smile turned to a _______________ when he opened his present, and saw that it was just socks and underwear.
7. The little girl gathered up all her _______________, and then demanded that the school bully stop teasing her brother.
8. We are _______________ to hear whether or not he got the job.
9. Our dog _______________ the rain and won't go outside if the ground is too wet.
10. We lost the game through _______________; the other team was weaker, but they beat us by outworking us.
11. He couldn't answer with any _______________ because he didn't have enough information.
12. The young bride walked _______________ down the aisle to where her future husband was waiting.