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English Vocabulary Exercises for B2 – It drives me crazy!

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1. Match the adjectives below with the sentences.

  • amused ashamed content envious furious stunned
  • 1)
    ‘I’d prefer not to talk about it. I’m still in a state of shock.’
  • 2)
    ‘That was really funny! I couldn’t stop laughing!’
  • 3)
    ‘I’ve never been treated like this before! I shall be speaking to the manager!’
  • 4)
    ‘Anybody could have done it. She was just lucky!’
  • 5)
    ‘We were very pleased with our presentation.’
  • 6)
    ‘How could I have forgotten her name? I feel so embarrassed about it!’

2. Replace the underlined adjectives with the adjectives below.

  • disappointed indecisive miserable thrilled upbeat
  • We were 1) really excited when the storm started, but the longer it went on, the more anxious we became. We felt 2) very unsure and didn’t know what to do. Should we stay under the trees or run for home?
  • Jack was quite 3) positive about the news that we were going to have a new trainer, but the rest of us were 4) really sad But when we were told that the new trainer was inexperienced, even Jack felt 5) let down !

3. Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    We felt upbeat / humiliated after losing the match against our biggest rivals 10-0!
  • 2)
    My mum says she feels frustrated / anxious in her job because she can’t achieve what she wants.
  • 3)
    I was irritated / thrilled by Sara’s constant questions about my private life.
  • 4)
    There was a positive, furious / upbeat feeling after the head teacher’s speech.
  • 5)
    Amy is envious / disillusioned of my new coat and she wishes that she had bought it first!
  • 6)
    Harry has bad memories of his childhood and he is very hysterical / bitter about it.

4. Match the adjectives with the definitions.

  • bitter disappointed disillusioned exasperated
  • hysterical stressed
  • 1)
    Feeling irritated and angry about a situation that you can’t do anything about.
  • 2)
    Unhappy because something or someone wasn’t as good as you expected.
  • 3)
    Feeling extremely worried and nervous about something, especially something you are expected to do.
  • 4)
    Unable to control your feelings because of extreme fear or excitement.
  • 5)
    Feeling unhappy because you discover the truth about someone or something.
  • 6)
    Feeling or showing anger, hurt or resentment because of bad experiences or treatment.

5. Match 1-9 with a-i to form idioms.

  • 1)
    lose
  • 2)
    blow
  • 3)
    be on
  • 4)
    be green
  • 5)
    be down
  • 6)
    be in
  • 7)
    be over
  • 8)
    be tearing
  • 9)
    something gets
  • a)
    your top
  • b)
    two minds about something
  • c)
    on your nerves
  • d)
    your hair out
  • e)
    face
  • f)
    edge
  • g)
    with envy
  • h)
    in the dumps
  • i)
    the moon

6. Listen to four dialogues. Complete the sentences with an idiom from exercise 5.

Audio
  • 1)
    Jack says he about going to Sam’s party.
  • 2)
    Ann says she about her exam results.
  • 3)
    The boy says that Meg’s complaining
  • 4)
    Ewan about not getting the summer job.

7. Listen again and choose the correct answers (a-c).

Audio
  • 1)
    If Jack doesn’t go to Sam’s party, Jack will
  • a)
    blow his top
  • b)
    tear his hair out
  • c)
    lose face
  • 2)
    When Kate hears about Ann’s result, she will
  • a)
    be on edge
  • b)
    be over the moon
  • c)
    be green with envy
  • 3)
    The girl thinks that Meg over unimportant things.
  • a)
    tears her hair out
  • b)
    is over the moon
  • c)
    blows her top
  • 4)
    The boy says that Ewan was about the interview he was going to.
  • a)
    losing face
  • b)
    on edge
  • c)
    tearing his hair out

Extra exercises

8. Complete the sentences with the words below.

  • alarmed bitter content disillusioned envious
  • humiliated stressed stunned
  • 1)
    Beth is completely with the course she’s doing. It’s nothing like she expected it to be.
  • 2)
    My sister’s a bit about her wedding at the moment. She can’t sleep at night.
  • 3)
    I felt utterly when I fell down the stairs. The whole class saw me and laughed!
  • 4)
    I’m rather of your new smartphone. I’d love to have one like that!
  • 5)
    We were very when my little brother disappeared. He was missing for over an hour.
  • 6)
    My dad feels very about losing his job. He thinks it was really unfair.
  • 7)
    We were quite to sit and wait. We weren’t in any hurry.
  • 8)
    Everybody was by the tragic news.

9. Complete the second sentence with an idiom containing the word in brackets.

  • 1)
    I’m thrilled about winning the race. (moon)
  • I’m
  • 2)
    My mum is exasperated with my older brother. (hair)
  • She’s
  • 3)
    Tom isn’t sure if he should go to university. (minds)
  • He’s about it.
  • 4)
    Our first exam is today, so we’re a bit anxious. (edge)
  • We’re all
  • 5)
    Waiting in queues makes me feel irritated. (nerves)
  • It
  • 6)
    Mia didn’t get the job, so she’s miserable. (dumps)
  • She’s

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