Vocabulary

Here are some pairs of adjectives that are easy to confuse. Fill the gap with the correct adjective.

Ha szükséges, használd a SEGÍTSÉG gombot.
1. unreadable, illegible
a) I couldn’t work out who the letter was from. The signature was .
b) I know Shakespeare is very popular but I find him totally .

2. childish, childlike
c) Sarah is so . She's always having temper tantrums.
d) It was wonderful to watch the tiny lambs playing, I got such pleasure from the experience.

3. sensible, sensitive
e) Ann is extremely at the moment. Anything you say seems to upset her.
f) Lindsey is not a very person. She wore high-heeled shoes for our four-mile walk.

4. true, truthful
g) I’ve never known her to tell a lie. She’s a very person.
h) I can never watch sad films that are based on a story. They always make me cry.

5. intolerable, intolerant
i) Bill is so of other people. He never accepts anyone else's opinion, and he always thinks he knows best.
j) I find Jim's behaviour . It's unfair to be so selfish.

6. economic, economical
k) We're having an crisis at the moment. James has lost his job and I don't know how we are going to pay the mortgage.
l) It's more to drive slowly. You can do a lot more miles to the gallon.