Language Activator – jealous

jealous

(adjective)

angry and unhappy because you think your husband, girlfriend etc loves someone else more than they love you

.Some parents feel jealous if their child loves the nanny or babysitter

get jealous

become jealous

.My girlfriend gets jealous if I even look at another woman

make somebody jealous

.Trying to make your boyfriend or girlfriend jealous isn’t a good idea

jealous of

.Some fathers are jealous of the attention a new baby receives, even if they won’t admit it

jealously

(adverb)

.He watched jealously as Rose danced with his brother

possessive

(adjective)

someone who is possessive wants their husband or wife, children, friends etc to love only them, and does not like them spending time with other people

.She was too possessive, always wanting to know where I was, who I was with

possessive of/about

She is extremely possessive about her university friends, and doesn’t like them mixing independently with her workmates

jealousy

(uncountable noun)

the angry, unhappy feeling you have when you think your husband, girlfriend etc loves someone else more than they love you

.For a moment, she was overcome by jealousy

jealousy of

?How should a single mother deal with her son’s jealousy of her new boyfriend

:Practice

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

 ————- N1. The police believe Morgan strangled his girlfriend in a fit of

 ————- N2. Corwin has several female friends, and says his wife has never been

.N3. Police believe the shootings may have been the work of a ————- boyfriend

:Answers

Jealousy/ jealous/ jealous