Arts and entertainment; Adjectives: -al and -ful – B1 English Vocabulary Test

1  Write the correct words for the definitions.

1   a person who writes poetry ……poet……

      A writer     B poet     C painter

2   a book written about someone’s life …………………

      A novel     B biography     C writer

3   a person who makes films …………………

      A audience     B painter     C director

4   a work of art, made of wood, metal or plaster …………………

      A painting     B poetry     C sculpture

5   a place where works of art are displayed …………………

      A a gallery     B a studio     C audience

6   people watching an event like a play or concert …………………

      A audience     B writers     C poets

2  Complete the sentences with the words for arts and entertainment in the box.

1   A poet writes ……poetry…… .

2   A ………………… is a book of fiction in which the characters and the action aren’t real.

3   Van Gogh was a famous Dutch ………………… famously known for his artwork Sunflowers.

4 An artist, photographer or sculptor work in a ………………… .

5   The job of a ………………… is to create books, stories, articles or documents.

6   The Mona Lisa is the most famous ………………… in the world.

7   My teacher told me to go to the National ………………… when I visit London because it has lots of world-famous paintings.

8   William Wordsworth was a famous English ………………… who wrote I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.

3  Write the adjective prefixes in the correct place in the table.

4  Write adjectives from Activity 3 to complete the definitions.

1   Something interesting and full of life and colour is ……colourful…… .

2   Someone who always looks happy is ………………… .

3   Something that is new and different is ………………… .

4   Something in the middle is ………………… .

5   Something that hurts is ………………… .

6   Something that‘s old or about the past is ………………… .

7   Something that makes you worry is ………………… .

8   Something that is quiet and calm is ………………… .

5  Correct the words in bold in the text with suitable alternatives.

Ed Sheeran

– He’s one of the most (1) stressful musicians in the world at the moment. ……successful……

– A best-selling singer song (2) poet who also writes (3) historical songs for other music artists, including Justin Bieber and One Direction. ……………………

– His (4) painful talent for song writing was discovered in 2004, when he began recording music. ……………………

– People like him because they say a lot of his song lyrics read like (5) paintings and are filled with emotion. ……………………

– In 2018, his Divide World Tour broke records in Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium with a total (6) biography of 250,000 over four concert nights. ……………………

– There’s a (7) novel written about him called Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey. ……………………

– Fans hope he’ll be back in the (8) gallery very soon recording a new album. ……………………