English Vocabulary Exercises | Personality

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Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the appropriate expressions:

1. I think Mark took some money from my bag while we were out.
> No, he’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to do a thing like that.

2. I’m still waiting for Lisa to say sorry for sending that fax to the wrong address.
> You’ll wait a long time! Lisa’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to admit anything‘s her fault.

3. Jenny left a window open when she went out this morning. Anybody could’ve got in.
> Are you sure it was jenny. She’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to do anything like that.

4. Apparently, Amy asked Tom if he’d like to go out tomorrow night.
> I don’t believe you. She’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to ask a boy out!

5. Julie got the highest mark in the class, but she didn’t say a word.
> No, she wouldn’t. She’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to say anything about it.

6. I thought Martin was a good friend but he’s been telling everybody that I’m boring.
> Are you sure? Martin’s —far too modestfar too sensiblemuch too shymuch too proudmuch too loyalfar too honest to say something like that behind your back.

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ANSWERS

1. I think Mark took some money from my bag while we were out.
> No, he’s far too honest to do a thing like that.

2. I’m still waiting for Lisa to say sorry for sending that fax to the wrong address.
> You’ll wait a long time! Lisa’s much too proud to admit anything‘s her fault.

3. Jenny left a window open when she went out this morning. Anybody could’ve got in.
> Are you sure it was jenny. She’s far too sensible to do anything like that.

4. Apparently, Amy asked Tom if he’d like to go out tomorrow night.
> I don’t believe you. She’s much too shy to ask a boy out!

5. Julie got the highest mark in the class, but she didn’t say a word.
> No, she wouldn’t. She’s far too modest to say anything about it.

6. I thought Martin was a good friend but he’s been telling everybody that I’m boring.
> Are you sure? Martin’s much too loyal to say something like that behind your back.

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