Personality adjectives + Idioms connected with personality
A person easy to handle.
Easy-going
She got fired, but, on. the bright side, she could now enjoy her... (free)
freedom
Equal amounts: "She is not __ talkative ___ her sister"
She is not as talkative as her sister
She was ______ last but one.
the
about general ability in the present:
I ____ speak Italian.
can
The opposite of "tactful"
tactless
She didn't pay much attention to peoples'... (appear)
appearance
The spaceship was quick, but she was able to run (quick)
more quickly
_____ government took the citizens by storm.
the
general ability in the past:
When I was little I _______ see ghosts.
could
1 adjective that starts with "o" and 1 idiom for people who like to be surrounded by others
outgoing; a social butterfly
He sighed. 2 minutes into class and he was already dying of... (bore)
boredom
His answer was great, but her answer was (clever, comparative)
cleverer
She is ____ surgeon.
a
3 ways to express this if there is some sort of effort involved: we could get out.
We _______ (get) out.
managed to get/ were able to get/ succeded in getting
An IDIOM for someone who doesn't particularly stand out
a wallflower
Sometimes, Enid felt social anxiety and her (shy) got the best of her.
shyness
"John was there for less than 3 hours": is that correct? why?
Yes. Because although "hours" is a countable noun, with the construction "less than", being "less" apart from the countable noun, it's correct.
This is the way _____ things are.
zero article
future predictions: If you study harder you ______ (be) able to pass the finals.
If you study harder you will be able to pass the finals.
when someone is "easy-going" you can also say they are... (1 adjective that starts with "l")
laid-back
Tom was a good kid, but he suffered from chronic (lazy)
laziness
He studied for ___ hours this year. Last year he studied an average of 6 hours a day and this year he studies for 2 hours a day.
fewer
From _______ zero to hero.
zero article
I love being/ to be able to sing: are both utterances correct?
Yes.