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

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. I'd rather not talk about it; it's a _______________ matter between my wife and I.
2. She is a _______________ golfer; I'm sure she'll win the tournament.
3. In Japan, it is quite _______________ for newly married couples to move in with the husband's parents.
4. The idea that we can prevent war by preparing for war seems _______________ to me.
5. Canada's economy was quite _______________ in the years following World War Two.
6. I don't know the _______________ number of students in our program, but I think it is about 250.
7. I saw _______________ of my old friends at our high school reunion.
8. I'm a _______________ hockey player; even my neighbour's six-year-old son is better than me.
9. I'm kind of a new skier, so I don't really feel confident enough to go down a really _______________ slope.
10. The dog is quite small, but can be very _______________ when frightened, so be careful.
11. Masa is a really _______________ guy who would never lie to his girlfriend.
12. My _______________ concern with the plan is the cost.
13. A new report suggests that a vaccine that offers at least _______________ protection against HIV could be available within a decade.
14. You need to be very _______________ in checking for errors in your assignments; you don't want to lose marks for careless mistakes.