Personality adjectives; Adjective and noun suffixes – B2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Use the clues to complete the puzzle and find the mystery word in grey. Then complete clue number 8 for the mystery word.

1   someone who is often in a bad mood or not happy

2   someone who finds it difficult to wait for something

3   someone who is hopeful about the future

4   someone who doesn’t care about other people’s feelings

5   someone you cannot depend on

6   someone who gives more time or money than expected

7   someone who is always thinking about how they can help other people

8   someone who ……………………………………..

2  Complete the conversation with the words in the box. There are three extra words.

A:   So, what did you think of the two possible trainees we interviewed today?

B:   Well, the first one, Rose, seemed to be very 1……easy-going…… and 2………………. − she made several very positive comments. I think she would be 3………………. with our more indecisive customers and give them time to decide. Also, she’d make 4………………. comments about the clothes they tried on, she wouldn’t be rude.

A:   I agree. I liked her attitude.

B:   I’m not so sure about Tom. He was late, for a start, so I don’t know how 5………………. he is. He didn’t smile much either, so he looked 6………………. . He seemed to be rather 7………………. about the future of high street shops too, saying that a lot of people preferred online shopping.

3  Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1   He doesn’t mind waiting in the queue, he’s very impatient / patient / thoughtful.

2   My uncle is very mean / insensitive / generous and never buys us presents.

3   He was so thoughtful / pessimistic / insensitive, he didn’t stop to think what he was saying.

4   I’m afraid I’m a bit easy-going / patient / impatient, I hate waiting for the website to load.

5   Don’t order from them, they are very unreliable / optimistic / reliable and don’t deliver on time.

4  Complete the table with the missing words.

5  Complete the sentences with the correct adjective or noun form of the words in the box.

1   Do you know the ……difference…… between a noun and an adjective?

2   The ………………… of everyone here today has been incredible. We’ve raised over €5,000.

3   Is your son a ………………… doctor yet? Has he finished his studies?

4   We must not underestimate the ………………… of this issue.

5   ………………… is an essential quality for a nurse because a lot of patients do things slowly.

6   If you’re ………………… enough, you can carry that box.

7   We need someone with a high level of ………………… to solve this puzzle.

6  Choose the correct options.

A:   How (1) importance / important / intelligent do you think social media is?

B:   Well, I think there is a big (2) different / strength / difference between the generations. For instance, my parents use social media because it’s (3) useless / useful / seasonal and can help with the (4) organisation / organised / organise of events. However, they get (5) impatient / important / importance with us when we start chatting online. The younger generations are (6) sensibly / merely / completely dependent on it. I know people who get very (7) unreliable / bad-tempered / insensitive when they can’t access the internet.

A:   I know. Some people spend more time on their phones than (8) socialising / signing up / joining in with real people.