Worksheets5 voc revision EMPOWER UI
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 31mins
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.
(a)
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_____.
(a)
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.
(a)
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_____!
(a)
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.
(a)
Complete the collocations.
carbon _____
the Earth's _____
ecological _____
environmentally _____
Complete the collocations.
climate _____
fragile _____
global _____
rough _____
solar _____
Complete the sentence.
It takes a lot of water and energy to make new clothes, so buying second-hand clothes is more _____-_____.
(a)
Complete the paragraph.
Many trees get cut down to make farms for raising animals for meat. These farms also use a lot of water, and the animals produce gas. Because of all this, being vegetarian has a lower _____ _____ than eating meat.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
As the Earth warms, the ice in the Arctic melts. The Arctic is a very _____ _____, so even being a few degrees warmer can have huge effects.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
When I was a child, it used to snow a lot in the winter. However, now it hardly ever gets cold enough to snow, because of _____ _____.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
Isaac had to stop hiking early yesterday. There was such a bad storm that he could barely see the trail, and then the park rangers closed the trails due to _____ _____.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
Our town's buses are now electric, to reduce the gases in _____ _____ _____.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
Our city has just made our streetlights more environmentally friendly. They now run on _____ _____.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
Many people believe that the weather and environment are changing due to _____ _____.
(a)
Complete the sentence.
Oil spills have had a negative _____ _____ on the sea and the animals which live in it.
(a)
