Vocabulary Practice: Technology, Relationships and Personality Adjectives in English

Corrected Sentences

Technology and Computers

John has made progress on his research.

The teacher shuts down the computers in the lab at 5 p.m.

Students in Canada created the first search engine to find information online.

Scientists say there will be a breakthrough within a year.

Computers sometimes crash during lightning storms.

Are you going to take your laptop with you on your journey?

Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea for Facebook when he was at university.

Napster was the first web service for downloading MP3 music files.

An instrument that is user-friendly isn't difficult to use.

You can do several things with a multi-purpose device.

A computer program that is up to date is new.

An efficient device works well.

This device is very complicated; it takes a long time to learn to use it.

The battery on my laptop is long-lasting; it rarely stops working.

I need a reliable watch; I want it to work well.

My iPhone is very convenient to use; it's got lots of great applications.

Relationships and Marriage

I know many couples whose marriages have broken up and who are now divorced.

We have grown apart since you moved away.

Denise and Tom are engaged and they are planning their wedding.

Linda and her fiancé were at the party.

It's difficult to make friends when you move to a new town.

Using WhatsApp is the easiest way to keep in touch with people.

It's fun to have a big family with lots of relatives.

It's better to have one or two close friends than to have many acquaintances.

He dropped him because she got serious.

Describing Physical Appearance

Matt isn't especially tall or short; he is average height.

Luke is very muscular; his arms are very strong.

Describing Personality

Peter won't change his opinion about anything: he is very stubborn.

She never seems to get tired; she is so energetic.

Mary has no problem talking to people she doesn't know because she is outgoing.

Tom is a good-looking boy.

Fran always sees the funny side of everything because he has a great sense of humour.

If you ask Bill for something, he'll never refuse; he is such a generous person.

A selfish person likes to keep things.

A shy person would probably have only a few good friends.

A slim person probably doesn't eat a lot.