Adjective + noun combinations 1
Choose the adjective (a, b, or c) which best completes each sentence.
HI   I really must go and lie down for a while. I've got a splitting headache!
a) cutting @ splitting        c) ringing
HI   No wonder your car won't start! Your battery's_.
a) jammed b) empty c) flat
US   My uncle's always had a_spot for children. He really
likes them.
a) soft b) kind c) warm
B   * had a_escape this morning when a car almost hit
me as I was cycling to work.
a) near b) narrow c) close
HI   It's a bit of a_statement to say that 'all Welsh people
can sing' or 'all black people can dance'. I know lots who can't do either.
a) sweeping       b) general c) broad
IB   I didn't like smoked salmon at first. For me it was an
_taste. Now I really love it.
a) experienced    b) original c) acquired
H   I don't think Simon will ever get married. He told me he's a _bachelor.
a) decided b) confirmed      c) complete
1U   One of his_hates was people pushing in front of
him at bus stops.
a) main b) favourite        c) pet
|§I   She had a very_tongue, and could be really sarcastic
when she was angry.
a) bitter b) sharp
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c) cutting
meal the tramp had had for several
It was the first_
days.
a) compact        b) round c) square
My son's always getting into trouble for fighting at school. I think
that's because he has such a_temper.
a) loud b) quick c) high
There's an_law in this club that you never borrow
money from a fellow member.
a) unspoken       b) understood     c) unwritten
'What does inevitable mean?'
'I haven't the_idea. Ask the teacher.'
a) foggiest b) briefest c) smallest
The result of the election was a(n)_ conclusion.
Everyone knew which party would win.
a) obvious b) ready c) foregone
T don't really want to be twenty-five again/ she said to her
husband. 'It was just_thinking!'
a) hopeful b) wishful c) playful
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