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CAE Word formation - Personality words

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  • The teacher spoke very _______ about his subject. KNOW
    Knowledgeably
  • When the journalists asked the actress how she felt about the awards she'd won that night, she spoke very ________ She knew that she had been incredibly lucky. HUMBLE.
    Humbly
  • I think it was very ________ of you to eat two slices of cake. You knew that I wanted a slice too.                                                      SELF
    Selfish
  • She's a very _____ person. She can create marvellous stories out of nothing.                       IMAGINE
    imaginative
  • My father is very ______ about World War II. He studies it and watches a lot of documentaries. KNOW
    Knowledgeable
  • We worked very _______ on the project because we knew it made up a large part of our final mark. CONSCIENTIOUS
    conscientiously
  • It was the _____ of the people in my village that caused me to move to a bigger city. MIND
    Narrow-mindedness
  • She is __________ trying to take all the free gifts for herself. SELF
    Selfishly
  • The supermarket had to increase their _______________ after they'd been broken into twice. SECURE
    Security
  • We were always impressed by her ________. She always worked very meticulously. CONSCIENTIOUS
    conscientiousness
  • He is an incredibly _______ person. You can never tell what he will do next. IMPULSE
    Impulsive
  • Can you ________ living in a place where your basic rights are denied? IMAGINE
    Imagine
  • His love of shiny red objects was one of his _______________. ECCENTRIC
    eccentricities
  • I really can't stand ____________ people. MIND
    Narrow-minded
  • My sister is unpredictable and is famous within our family for her ____________. There's no telling what she'll do next! IMPULSE
    impulsiveness
  • It was very __________ of you to help your friend with her exam preparation. THINK
    Thoughtful
  • It was his _______ that caused his girlfriend to break up with him. He never took her opinion into consideration.               THINK (negative)
    thoughtlessness
  • John is a world renowned expert, but is famous for his _____________ . He dislikes having to talk about himself and his achievements. HUMBLE
    Humility
  • She was somewhat ________ dressed, wearing a formal dress with flip flops and a baseball cap. ECCENTRIC
    Eccentrically
  • He's a very ___________ person. He always worries about what other people think of him. SECURE
    insecure