I. Fill in the definitions with the appropriate word.a person who can be trusted and is honest. a person who is always

I. Fill in the definitions with the appropriate word.

a person who can be trusted and is honest — trustworthy
a person who is always happy — cheerful
a person who likes telling people what to do or giving orders — authoritative
a person who thinks they are very special and shows it — arrogant
a person who talks or acts in an angry or violent way — aggressive
a person who changes from happy to sad very quickly and rarely smiles — moody
a person who has imaginative ideas and is good at producing things — creative
a person who is active and likes to do lots of different things — versatile
a person who doesn’t have a generous nature — selfish
a person who is generally quite tidy and knows where everything is — organized
a person who has a very high opinion of himself/herself — egotistical
a person who does a job fast and well — efficient

II. Provide a negative and positive adjective for these nouns.

1. ambition — positive: ambitious, negative: unambitious
2. attraction — positive: attractive, negative: unattractive
3. consideration — positive: considerate, negative: inconsiderate
4. efficiency — positive: efficient, negative: inefficient
5. imagination — positive: imaginative, negative: unimaginative
6. politeness — positive: polite, negative: impolite
7. responsibility — positive: responsible, negative: irresponsible
8. organization — positive: organized, negative: disorganized
9. reliability — positive: reliable, negative: unreliable
10. selfishness — positive: selfish, negative: unselfish

III. Now complete the sentences with the adjectives from exercises I and II.

1. Unfortunately, the new company secretary is totally inefficient; she has managed to mix up all the files, and she can’t work the switchboard.
2. My best friend’s brother is extremely unambitious; he feels he is too good to talk to or be seen with us.
3. How considerate of the other students to collect money for Mr. Howell’s leaving present.
4. That beard is very unattractive; I think you should shave it off.
5. Leaving a child at home alone without protection is irresponsible and dangerous.
6. It was very imaginative of Sara to use that material for a new dress. How did she get the idea?
7. Carl is the most selfish person I have ever met. He isn’t at all interested in jobs or education; he just wants to have fun.
8. That nurse was extremely impolite, and she needs to learn some manners. I’m thinking of complaining.