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Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are you _______________ in going to the Picasso exhibition tomorrow?

a)

interested

b)

interesting

c)

interest

2.

It's not ____________ she's angry. You shouldn't be so rude.

a)

surprised

b)

surprise

c)

surprising

3.

For a moment I was really ___________ . I was sure we were going to crash.

a)

frighten

b)

frightened

c)

frightening

4.

Some of our school books used to be very _____________ .

a)

bored

b)

bore

c)

boring

5.

I couldn't remember her name. I felt so ___________________ !

a)

embarrassed

b)

embarrassing

c)

embarrass

6.

Pollution levels in many industrial cities are quite _______________ .

a)

worried

b)

worrying

c)

worry

7.

Sally has been running for three hours and now she is ____________.

a)

exhaust

b)

exhausted

c)

exhausting

8.

My trip to Paris has been cancelled. I'm really __________ . I wanted to go there so much!

a)

disappointing

b)

disappoint

c)

disappointed

9.

I don't understand this exercise. It's very __________ .

a)

confusing

b)

confuse

c)

confused

10.

The kids were __________ to go to the beach.

a)

excite

b)

exciting

c)

excited

11.

Anna felt very ________ after her job interview. She must have got the job!

a)

satisfying

b)

satisfied

c)

satisfy

12.

Anna felt very ________ after her job interview. She must have got the job!

a)

satisfying

b)

satisfied

c)

satisfy

13.

Have you heard what's happened? They've got married! Isn't it __________?

a)

amazed

b)

amazing

c)

amaze

14.
It's so ________ when my neighbors play horrible music in the middle of the ight.
a)
annoying
b)
annoyed
15.

My nephew was ..... by the clown.

a)

amused

b)

amusing

16.

Dad felt................after playing his guitar.

a)

relaxing

b)

relaxed

17.

The end of the film was so __________ that everyone in the room cries.

a)

moving

b)

moved

c)

interesting

d)

interested

18.

Jim was so _________ by the ghost in the film that he couldn't sleep last night.

a)

frightening

b)

boring

c)

frightened

d)

bored

19.

Although this hotel is the modernist one in the city, its service was _________.

a)

exhausting

b)

satisfying

c)

exciting

d)

disappointing

20.

Working all day makes me _____________.

a)

exhausting

b)

exhausted

c)

moved

d)

surprising

21.

When his crush looks at him, he feels __________.

a)

confusing

b)

shocking

c)

embarrassing

d)

embarrassed

22.

On her birthday, her parents prepared a _______________ party in the restaurant.

a)

boring

b)

surprising

c)

annoying

d)

terrifying

23.

My brother is an (annoy) (a)   boy. He doesn't obey me at all.

24.

We found the plot of the film (shock) (a)   .

25.

Critics were (disappoint) (a)   at his performance as King Lear.

26.

I am (amaze) (a)   that he has won two Oscars for Best Actor.

27.

The new Miss Universe is a ___________ beauty.

a)

stunning

b)

stunned

28.

Betty was _________ at the look on my face.

a)

amusing

b)

amused

29.

I'm very _________ with the effort that you've made.

a)

pleased

b)

pleasing

30.

Your idea sounds really ______

a)

interesting

b)

interested

31.

I'm reading an __________ adventure story at the moment.

a)

exciting

b)

excited

32.

Don't look so _____________! Your project won because it was the best.

a)

surprised

b)

surprising

33.

Dave's parents are really _________ by his persistant misbehavior

a)

alarmed

b)

alarming

34.

It's useless making her study more. It's so _________

a)

frustrated

b)

frustrating

35.

John has a really _____________ habit of staring at people.

a)

annoyed

b)

annoying

36.

My mom finds fishing ________ and she never accompanies dad.

a)

boring

b)

bored

37.

I am ................ I won’t do anything today.

a)

excited

b)

boring

c)

bored

d)

exciting

e)

surprised

38.

Jessicar has been running for three hours and now she is............

a)

embarassing

b)

exhausted

c)

disappointed

d)

frightened

39.

My friend had an accident and his situation is quite.......

a)

worrying

b)

disappointing

c)

disappointed

d)

worried

40.

I don't know what to do, I'm ___________________.

a)

confused

b)

confusing

c)

disappointed

d)

diasppointing

41.

I fell in front of all these people, I've never felt so ________________ in my life.

a)

embarrassed

b)

embarrassing

c)

frightened

d)

frightening

42.

My job is really ________________.

a)

satisfying

b)

satisfied

c)

worrying

d)

worried

43.

I'm going to Asia very soon. I have been waiting for that for a long time and I think it's going to be ______________.

a)

exciting

b)

excited

c)

disappointing

d)

disappointed

44.
I am very _________ to know how that giraffe got up there!
a)
interested
b)
funny
c)
interesting
d)
curiosity
45.

That game is very .............. I think I will stop.

a)

tiring

b)

tired

c)

interesting

d)

interested

46.

Thunderstorms make me ............

a)

scaring

b)

scared

c)

amazing

d)

amazed

47.

It made me laugh. I was ___________.

a)

interesting

b)

amused

c)

bored

d)

moved

48.

I fell asleep and missed the middle of the film. The film was ______________.

a)

bored

b)

boring

c)

amazing

d)

amazed

49.

How (a)   the city is!                                                                        < EXCITE >.

50.

They felt (a)   in living on a farm.                                               < INTEREST >

51.

The story is about an ………….. trip.                                                      <EXCITE>.

(a)  

52.

He is the most……….. person I’ve ever met.                                        < BORE >.

(a)  

53.

This film made me feel …………….. .                                                  < EXCITE >.

(a)  

54.

She fell asleep because of the …………….. film.                                      < BORE >.

(a)  

55.

Mai was ……. to see the beautiful things in the shop windows.           < AMAZE >.

(a)  

56.

It was so …… that I couldn’t keep a straight face.                                < AMUSE >.

(a)  

57.

I think astronomy is absolutely ……………… (FASCINATE)

(a)  

58.

- “Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her ?”

     -  “I don’t know. She seemed (a)   in it, however.”               ( interest)

59.

Thanh Bach is an …………………. MC (Master of Ceremony). (amuse)

(a)  

60.

Finding the film ……………………, they turned off the TV set. (uninterest)

(a)  

61.

Our performance was very ………………………. We should make more efforts. (disappoint)

(a)  

62.

I felt ……………………. in climbing up the mountain. (interest)

(a)  

63.

“You look nervous”. “Thunder makes me …………………” (terrify)

(a)  

64.

I feel more ………………….. about my career than I used to. (relax)

(a)  

65.

His parents seem to be (a)   that he hasn’t tried his best to study. (disappoint)

66.

The film was (a)     . (disappoint)

67.

We were                      with the film. (disappoint)

(a)  

68.

This weather is                     . (depress)

(a)  

69.

It will be an                      experience for her. (excite)

(a)  

70.

Going to new places is always                     . (excite)

(a)  

71.

She is really    about going to the United States. (excite)

(a)  

72.

It’s sometimes (embarrassing/ embarrassed) when you have to ask people for money.

a)

embarrassing

b)

embarrassed

73.

Do you usually get (embarrassing/ embarrassed)?

a)

embarrassing

b)

embarrassed

74.

I had never expected to get the job. I was really (amazing/ amazed) when I was offered it.

a)

amazing

b)

amazed

75.

She has really learnt very fast. She has made (astonishing/ astonished) progress.

a)

astonishing

b)

astonished

76.

If I feel ___________________, I find watching a romance comedy often _________. ( stress – relax)



(a)  

77.

Whenever Adrian gets (a)   , he goes fishing (bore)

78.

We all were (a)   with the results of the test. (disappoint)

79.

Of course, action movies are (a)   . That’s why I like them (excite)

80.

All critics said this film was really (bore) ....... Nevertheless, I was so (interest) ............ that I saw it from beginning to end.



(a)  

81.

To be honest, I found it kind of . . . . . (bore). I’m not . . . . . . (interest) in science fiction



(a)  

82.

I really got (a)   at the lack of progress. (frustrate)

83.

My teacher was very (a)   that I studied hard. (please)

84.

My sister easily gets (embarrassed/ embarrassing).



(a)  

85.

She looked very.........when I told her we had to change the plan.

a)

Confusing

b)

Confused

86.

I hate long flights, I’m always really.....

a)

Boring

b)

Bored

87.

The journey was ...... Twelve hours by bus.

a)

Exhausting

b)

Exhausted

88.

I hate watching films set in space because they always make me feel _______

a)

terrified

b)

terrifying

89.

I read an _________ book.

a)

interested

b)

interesting

90.

I will be very _______ if she does well in her test.

a)

surprised

b)

surprising

91.

He's such a ..... person. He never wants to go out.

a)

bored

b)

boring

92.

The museum is ________. We can see many different old toys.

a)

interesting

b)

interested

93.

The dog is ________. I will never walk pass that house.

a)

frightening

b)

frightened

94.

We were ________ by the news. We couldn't believe it.

a)

surprised

b)

surprising

95.

The journey was ..............! Twelve hours by plane.

a)

exhausting

b)

exhausted

96.

He always plays music very loud. It's really _________.

a)

annoyed

b)

annoying

97.

She was a bit ________ on our trip to Spain because she is afraid of flying.

a)

worrying

b)

worried

98.

I feel _______ at Math. I really hate this subject.

a)

bored

b)

boring

99.

Which word makes the most sense?


The girl was _______ as she ran around the room with the fragile, antique vase.

a)

careful

b)

careless

100.

Which word makes the most sense?


The girl was _______ as she tiptoed around the room with the fragile, antique vase.

a)

careful

b)

careless

101.

Which word makes the most sense?


The elderly lady felt ______ as she couldn't open the door to the store on her own.

a)

helpful

b)

helpless

102.

Which word makes the most sense?


He was very ______ when he held the door open for the elderly lady.

a)

helpful

b)

helpless

103.

Which word makes the most sense?


The boy was _______ of entering the dark cave because he was worried they would be bats inside.

a)

fearful

b)

fearless

104.

Which word makes the most sense?


The boy was _______ as he entered the dark cave before anyone else, not even worried that there could be bats inside!

a)

fearful

b)

fearless

105.

Which word makes the most sense?


The highlighter was ______ because all of the ink had dried up inside.

a)

useful

b)

useless

106.

Which word makes the most sense?


A highlighter is very ______ when you're trying to show what words in a text are important.

a)

useful

b)

useless

107.
a)

helpful

b)

helpless

108.
a)

careful

b)

careless

109.
a)

thankful

b)

thankless

110.
a)

heartful

b)

heartless

111.
a)

homeful

b)

homeless

112.
a)

peaceful

b)

peaceless

113.
a)

stressful

b)

stressless

114.
a)

fearful

b)

fearless

115.
a)

harmful

b)

harmless

116.
a)

powerful

b)

powerless

117.
a)

cheerful

b)

cheerless

118.
a)

brainful

b)

brainless

119.
a)

graceful

b)

graceless

120.
a)

wireful

b)

wireless

121.
a)

endful

b)

endless

122.
a)

painful

b)

painless

123.
a)

disrespectful

b)

disrespectless

124.
a)

hairful

b)

hairless

125.
a)

beautiful

b)

beautiless

126.
a)

harmful

b)

harmless