Personality Traits

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.

ambitious clumsy erratic gloomy glutton goofball

hot-headed insider jealous kleptomaniac materialistic neat

noncommittal outgoing paranoid perfectionist

self-absorbed self-assured slob snob squeamish

1. That’s the third time today I’ve spilled my coffee! I am really _______.

2. My dog ate his whole bowl of food in three seconds, and now he wants a
snack. He is a ________.

3. Whenever I pet one of my cats too much, my other cat gets ________
and bites him.

4. My brother loves parties, and he’s always had a lot of friends. He is very
________.

5. Does your twenty-dollar coffee really taste better than my five-dollar

coffee, or are you just a coffee _____?

6. My sister has always had big dreams, and she plans to be President
someday. She is really __________.

7. My friend never stops laughing and playing and joking around. He’s a real
_________.

8. You’re never happy unless you’re buying something new and expensive!
You’re so _____________.

9. She never thinks about anyone but herself. She’s really

______________.
10. Do you have to get angry about every little thing? Don’t be so
___________!

11. Everyone else is really worried about the test, but not him. He’s very
_____________.

12. Do you really think people are following you around and listening to all
your phone calls? I think you’re just being _________.

13. It’s impossible to make plans with her! She always says “maybe,” but
never agrees to anything for sure. She’s too _____________.

14. He stayed up all night making every single detail of his presentation was
the best it could possibly be. He’s really a ______________.

15. Last time I saw her, she was running down the street and screaming at
squirrels. Today she’s sitting on the sidewalk counting ants with an ice-
cream cone melting on her head. Her behavior is more than a little
________.

16. Be careful walking around in the kitchen. My roommate is always spilling

things on the floor and not cleaning them up. He’s a terrible _____.

17. Are you okay? You seem a little _______ today. Did something bad
happen at school?

18. Did you see the news article about Prince Harry? I think the reporter
must have talked to one of Harry’s friends. There’s information in that
article that only an ________ would know.

19. You’re such a ____________! Why do you steal something every time
you go to the store?

20. My mother is very _____. She loves to see things clean and tidy, and
she always puts things away as soon as she’s finished with them.

21. Why won’t you pet my tarantula? He’s very cuddly and cute. Don’t be
so __________!