Words connected with personality
1 Write one word in each gap. The first letter
has been given.
1 I waited for you for an hour. You’re never on time.
Why are you so u----------- ?
2 Alex is really g-------------- , so he spends his
money quickly!
3 I can’t wait to tell Tonia because I’m c-------------- to know what she thinks.
4 Andy’s very p----------- at school because he’s
always nice to everyone.
5 You’re being very n---------- about your
homework – you haven’t got much to do.
6 Why is Jane so s------------- all the time? She
never laughs, smiles or tells jokes.
7 I wish I was more c--------------- with my
photography but I just don’t have many good
ideas.
8 ‘Give me something to eat!’ ‘I know you’re hungry
but you could be a bit more p------------ when
you ask.’
Nouns with -ity / -ness
2 Write the correct noun forms of these
adjectives.
1 creative--------
2 curious----------------
3dependable-----------------
4 friendly-----------------
5 generous----------------
6 negative------------
7 personal-----------------
8 polite-----------------
9 popular---------------
10 reliable-----------------
11 serious-----------------
12 shy-------------------
3 Complete the sentences with six of the
nouns you formed in Exercise 2.
1 --------------is a great quality to have – and
giving to others also makes you feel good.
2 I love the -----------------of the people here –
they’re always smiling!
3 ----------------costs nothing, so always say ‘please’
when you ask for something.
4 Sunny didn’t plan to buy anything – she just
went into the new shop out of----------------- .
5 When buying a phone, ask about its---------------
because it’ no use if it breaks after a year.
6 Walt Disney used imagination and-----------------
to think up his cartoon characters.
Collocations with adjectives
4 Complete the collocations in bold with the
corresponding adjectives.
1 Don’t call me at 11 because I will be----------
asleep by then.
2 The singer in my favourite band has got a really-------
-------voice.
3 We are from Pakistan but we have lived here for a ---------time.
4 Never take something that is not yours or you
will be in -------------trouble.
5 When people say bad things about you in front
of others it makes you feel ------------------- .
6 Gina has difficulty sleeping and she is often ------------
awake in the middle of the night.
Unit round-up
5 Complete the text with the words in
the box.
creative | curious | friendly | long
personalities | popularity | serious
shyness
Q: People sometimes say I’m too shy. Do you think
that’s a problem?
Robin, London
A: No, I don’t think being shy is a problem! We all
have different (1) ---------------, and being
shy is just part of the way you are. Your
(2)-----------------------probably means you don’t
feel good in big groups of people, but that’s not
a problem.
Shy people usually only have one or two people
that they are (3)------------------------ with, but
that’s OK. They are often (4)-------------------- ,
but they can also be fun too – just don’t expect
them to stand up and tell a joke in front of the
whole class! They need quiet time, but
sometimes they can be very (5)------------------
on their own, and can have great ideas or solve
difficult problems.
If you’re (6) --------------------to find out more,
there are lots of tests and quizzes you can do.
Some tests have been around for a
(7) ------------------------time, and people don’t
really take them seriously any more, but the
(8) ----------------of online tests shows that
many people, like you, are keen to learn about
their personality.
Respuestas
Respuesta:
Words connected with personality
1 Write one word in each gap. The first letter
has been given.
1 I waited for you for an hour. You’re never on time.
Why are you so u----------- ?
2 Alex is really g-------------- , so he spends his
money quickly!
3 I can’t wait to tell Tonia because I’m c-------------- to know what she thinks.
4 Andy’s very p----------- at school because he’s
always nice to everyone.
5 You’re being very n---------- about your
homework – you haven’t got much to do.
6 Why is Jane so s------------- all the time? She
never laughs, smiles or tells jokes.
7 I wish I was more c--------------- with my
photography but I just don’t have many good
ideas.
8 ‘Give me something to eat!’ ‘I know you’re hungry
but you could be a bit more p------------ when
you ask.’
Nouns with -ity / -ness
2 Write the correct noun forms of these
adjectives.
1 creative--------
2 curious----------------
3dependable-----------------
4 friendly-----------------
5 generous----------------
6 negative------------
7 personal-----------------
8 polite-----------------
9 popular---------------
10 reliable-----------------
11 serious-----------------
12 shy-------------------
3 Complete the sentences with six of the
nouns you formed in Exercise 2.
1 --------------is a great quality to have – and
giving to others also makes you feel good.
2 I love the -----------------of the people here –
they’re always smiling!
3 ----------------costs nothing, so always say ‘please’
when you ask for something.
4 Sunny didn’t plan to buy anything – she just
went into the new shop out of----------------- .
5 When buying a phone, ask about its---------------
because it’ no use if it breaks after a year.
6 Walt Disney used imagination and-----------------
to think up his cartoon characters.
Collocations with adjectives
4 Complete the collocations in bold with the
corresponding adjectives.
1 Don’t call me at 11 because I will be----------
asleep by then.
2 The singer in my favourite band has got a really-------
-------voice.
3 We are from Pakistan but we have lived here for a ---------time.
4 Never take something that is not yours or you
will be in -------------trouble.
5 When people say bad things about you in front
of others it makes you feel ------------------- .
6 Gina has difficulty sleeping and she is often ------------
awake in the middle of the night.
Unit round-up
5 Complete the text with the words in
the box.
creative | curious | friendly | long
personalities | popularity | serious
shyness
Q: People sometimes say I’m too shy. Do you think
that’s a problem?
Robin, London
A: No, I don’t think being shy is a problem! We all
have different (1) ---------------, and being
shy is just part of the way you are. Your
(2)-----------------------probably means you don’t
feel good in big groups of people, but that’s not
a problem.
Shy people usually only have one or two people
that they are (3)------------------------ with, but
that’s OK. They are often (4)-------------------- ,
but they can also be fun too – just don’t expect
them to stand up and tell a joke in front of the
whole class! They need quiet time, but
sometimes they can be very (5)------------------
on their own, and can have great ideas or solve
difficult problems.
If you’re (6) --------------------to find out more,
there are lots of tests and quizzes you can do.
Some tests have been around for a
(7) ------------------------time, and people don’t
really take them seriously any more, but the
(8) ----------------of online tests shows that
many people, like you, are keen to learn about
their personality.