5 voc revision EMPOWER UI

Negative prefixes and suffixes include

• -ful

• -al

• -less

• -ir

• un-

Complete the sentences.

Mina is always doing something exciting and trying new things – learning to surf, travelling and experiencing new foods. She's very _____. I don't think I could ever do what she does. I'd be afraid that I'd get lost or hurt. I'm a little too _____!

• adventurous

• cautious

• ambitious

Complete the paragraph.

Joanna is always sure that things are going to be fine. I'm glad she's so _____, but sometimes it's hard to work with her because I look closely at what will probably happen. I'm very _____ . And I have to admit, sometimes Joanna gets on my nerves, because some of the things she thinks will happen most likely won't. She can be very _____ about things.

Complete the sentences.

Noreen's room is so clean. Everything has a place, and she always knows where everything is. Her desk at work is like that, too. She's very _____. Henry's room, however, is a mess. He can never find anything! He's very _____.

• disorganised

• well-organised

• thoughtful

• thoughtless

Complete the sentences.

Bella never says 'thank you', and she always forgets everyone's birthdays. People get very annoyed with her because she's so _____. She wants to be president of a large company one day – she's very _____. Her sister, on the other hand, always remembers important events, and she always stops by to help when people are ill or need her. She's very _____. However, she always fears the worst things will happen. I love her, but sometimes it's hard to be around her because she's so _____.

• ambitious

• unambitious

• thoughtful

• thoughtless

• pessimistic

Complete the sentences.

I don't think Jim's presentation is going to go very well. He can't even find his notes because his office is a mess! He's so d_____

. He thinks his presentation will be great, but he always thinks things will be fine because he's so o_____.

Complete the sentences.

It's good to want to achieve great things – there's nothing wrong with being a_____

! However, it's going to take time and a lot of hard work. If you're not _____

about how much time and effort achieving your goals can take, it's easy to get frustrated.

Complete the sentences.

Diana put a lot of work into making sure everyone at the party was happy and comfortable. This isn't surprising because she's very t_____. Everyone was able to find everything, and there was no confusion because she is so w_____!

Complete the sentences.

Fernando loves taking risks. In fact, he's so a_____ that he'll try anything just for fun. He's also a bit u_____ sometimes – on our last holiday, he wanted to go snorkelling, scuba diving, shopping and sightseeing all in one afternoon! He says I'm too negative, but I'm not p_____ – I'm just being honest about what's actually possible.

Complete the collocations.

carbon _____

 
the Earth's _____

 
ecological _____

 
environmentally _____

Answer explanation

footprint

atmosphere

impact

friendly