1
Our dress code at work is very [FORMAL].
We can wear whatever we like, provided that we don't look scuffy.
INFORMAL
In Britain it's considered extremely [POLITE] to ask someone how much money they earn.
IMPOLITE
Living in the countryside can be very [PEACE] and relaxing but I prefer life in the city.
PEACEFUL
We'll never get all of this work done by tomorrow. The situation is absolutely [HOPE].
HOPELESS
Be [CARE] when you go into that room; the floor's just been polished and it's very slippery.
CAREFUL
The hotel room they have us was dark, cold, damp and [CHEER].
CHEERLESS
My bicycle has two flat tyres and a broken chain. It's completely [USE].
USELESS
It's [POSSIBLE] to say when the next earthquake will occur. It could be tomorrow, it could be next year, it could be in a hundred years.
IMPOSSIBLE
My team hoped to win the quiz last night but nearly all of our answers were [CORRECT].
INCORRECT
IRRESPONSIBLE
I hit my head on the low door frame as I entered the room. It was so [PAIN] that I thought I would pass out.
PAINFUL
When I was learning English at school, our teacher made us learn all of the [REGULAR] verbs by heart.
IRREGULAR
The shop told me that the computer I was buying was brand new but I later discovered it was second-hand. That was really [HONEST] of them.
DISHONEST
When I was at school, I thought that a lot of things I was learning were [RELEVANT] but now I realise how useful they were.
IRRELEVANT
It's [POINT] asking me where I put the keys. I can't remember!
POINTLESS
When we told the waiter that we were [SATISFY] with our main course, he offered us a free dessert to make up for it.
UNSATISFIED
The manager at the interview said I was too [EXPERIENCE] for the job, even though I had been doing the same thing for five years.
INEXPERIENCED
The news about my aunt winning the lottery were really [EXPECT]. We could never have guessed that in a million years!
UNEXPECTED
I enjoyed my job at first but I became increasingly [CONTENT] as the weeks went on.
[DISCONTENTED]
It is [LIKE] to rain today; there isn't a cloud in the sky.
UNLIKELY
She's really DISLOYAL; she tells me all of her BFF's secrets.
CORRECT
Her HELPFUL makes her vulnerable. People can easily use her.
INCORRECT. HELPFULNESS
Tom's really SUCCESSFULL. He's one of the top three mos thired financial consultants in the country.
He's really UNLOYAL; he keeps cheating on his girlfriend even after getting caught.
CORRECT
Put your USELESS masks in the bin, please. It's not safe to use them again.
INCORRECT. USED