Exercise on word formation pdf

In word formation exercises the learner is given the most basic form of a word, known as “the root” form. You need to change the prefix or suffix to adapt the word into the correct form and make it fit in the 8 gaps in the text so that it makes perfect sense.

The best way to do this exercise is to focus on the word class (type of word: noun, verb, adjective, adverb), grammar (singular or plural, verb tenses, +/-) and spelling. The words must be spelled correctly and if a capital letter is needed, it must be used.

You ought to think of this as a 3 step process:

What type of word do I want? Noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

What grammar is needed? Singular or plural noun, the tense of the verb

Is it affirmative or negative? Which prefix or suffix do I need?

To aid the candidate’s understanding of this part of the exam. we have included a prefix and suffix list, high frequency root words list and also example sentences with answers in the extra resource section.

Key materials in PDF:

Study word formation on our site to improve your understanding of word classes. See the Root Word HERE and our Prefix and Suffix list HERE. We also have example exercises in alphabetical order HERE

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Contents Reading and Use of English part 3 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Word formation ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Identifying parts of speech ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Understanding affixes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Common prefixes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Preposition-based prefixes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Less frequent prefixes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Productive suffixes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 How to do a word formation task (in study mode) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4 500 word formation exercises………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 Key to exercises …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29 Identifying parts of speech ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Understanding affixes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 500 word formation exercises…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30

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Reading and Use of English part 3 Word formation As the name clearly indicates, this section of the Advanced exam is designed to test your lexical (vocabulary) skills. In this task there is a text with ten gaps (plus one example), then at the end of each line with a gap you will see a word in capital letters, e.g. USE. You must form a new word based on the word in capitals to fill the gap. So, from USE, you might form useful, usefully, usefulness, useless, user, usage, etc. You need to decide what kind of word (i.e. part of speech) goes in the gap: an adjective (e.g. strong), a verb (e.g. strengthen), a noun (e.g. strength) or an adverb (e.g. strongly). You must also spell each word correctly and write IN CAPITAL LETTERS to get the mark — US and UK spellings are both accepted. Candidates who have previously taken the Cambridge First should be able to recognise this part of the exam, and they should also know what kind of changes they are expected to make to get the mark. However, while knowledge of prefixes and suffixes is usually the norm at First level, at the Advanced level, candidates are sometimes tested on the formation of compound nouns (e.g. bulletproof) and compound adjectives (e.g. wellmannered). These increase in frequency and complexity by the moment candidates decide to take the Proficiency, in which less common words are included in the exams. Candidates should also be aware that words can have two prefixes (e.g. over-re-act) or two suffixes (e.g. weight-less-ness) at the same time, or even have up to three affixes (e.g. over-re-act-ion). However, these are quite infrequent in the test.

Identifying parts of speech 1. What part of speech is needed to complete each gap — an adjective, an adverb, a verb or a noun? How do you know? Suggest a word that could fill each gap. Sandilands is one of the most (1) ……………. schools in the country. A few years ago, it hit the (2) ……………. because of its appointment of a new and rather controversial head. Since then scarcely a month has gone by when it has not (3) ……………. in the news for some (4) ……………. or another. But if you visit the school there is every likelihood that you will be (5) ……………. astonished by what you see.

2. Complete this table. The first row has been completed as an example. While training, candidates should get used to completing a table like this before any word formation exercise they wish to do. Not only will candidates learn about prefixes and suffixes, but they will also learn how to work out the meanings of words they don’t know, which can be useful for the Reading and Listening Papers.

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

comparison

compare

comparative, (in)comparable

comparatively, (in)comparatively

(in)stability, stabiliser high power observe develop doubt, doubter

Understanding affixes Common prefixes •

in- (and its variations im- before words beginning with ‘m’ or ‘p’, il- before words beginning with ‘l’, and ir- before words beginning with ‘r’) can make a word negative, as in inappropriate, incapable, inaccuracy, inability and imperfect.

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• • • •

•

mis- means wrongly or badly, e.g. misbehave and misuse. [use in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose] out- suggests being greater or better than something, e.g. outnumber [to be larger in number than another group] and outweigh. [be greater or more important than something else] re- has the meaning of ‘do again’ as in reconsider [think again about a decision or opinion], redevelop and rethink. [change what you think about something or what you plan to do] e- has the meaning of ‘electronic’ as in e-commerce [buying and selling goods online], e-reader [an electronic device for reading books] and e-cigarettes. [cigarettes that use water vapour rather than tobacco] eco- has the meaning of ‘good for the environment’, as in eco-friendly cleaning products, an eco-city [using energy efficiently and producing very little pollution] and an eco-warrior. [an informal word for someone who campaigns to protect the environment]

Preposition-based prefixes •

•

•

over- may indicate (a) an excess of something, (b) being above something, or (c) going across something. a) EXCESS That film was overrated in my view. [people said it was better than it really was] It was a bad restaurant, with an overpriced menu. [too high prices] b) ABOVE

Several of our neighbour’s large trees overhang our garden. [their branches go over our garden] Our garden is overshadowed by the block of flats next door. [the flats cast a shadow over our garden] She always felt overshadowed by her older, more successful, sister. [metaphorical use, felt less important than]

c)

He overstepped the mark when he said that. [crossed a barrier into offensive/unacceptable behaviour] Will you be staying overnight? [cross from one day to the next]

ACROSS

under- may indicate (a) less than the desired amount, (b) something below another thing, or (c) some kind of negative behaviour. a) LESS Don’t underestimate the time it will take. [think it will be less than it really is] The company is seriously understaffed. [lacking staff] b) BELOW

It’s quite wet underfoot. Did it rain last night? [on the ground, beneath your feet] The underlying question is a very difficult one. [the deeper question]

c)

I wish you would not undermine everything I do. [attack, weaken] He did it in a very underhand way. [secretly and possibly dishonestly]

NEGATIVE

up- can suggest a change of some kind, often positive. The airline upgraded me to business class. [changed my ticket to a better class] There has been an upturn in the economy. [change for the better]

Less frequent prefixes • • •

con-/com- often suggests mixing things together (often in verbs of communication): converse, commiserate, condolences, congeal, contaminate, etc. pro- can often suggest pushing something forward or increasing it: proactive, proliferate, procrastinate, procreate, etc. e- can give the idea of something coming out of something. They were ejected from the restaurant for bad behaviour. [thrown out; formal] The machine emitted a loud noise and then stopped working. [gave out; formal]

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Productive suffixes Many suffixes (and prefixes too) are productive. [still used to create new words] You might feel adventurous enough to try coining some words of your own! [creating] The meaning of the example words below is clear from the meanings of the root and the suffix. • -able can be used productively, whereas -ible never is. It combines with verbs to form adjectives. Note that -able means ‘can be’: a washable jacket [one that can be washed] disposable nappies, predictable results avoidable problems a manageable situation. • -conscious combines with nouns to form compound adjectives that describe people who consider one aspect of their lives especially important: health-conscious person, class-conscious society, safetyconscious company, time-conscious workforce. • -free combines with nouns describing something undesirable to form compound adjectives to describe nouns without that undesirable aspect: stress-free life, tax-free shop, additive-free food. • -rich combines with nouns (often chemical or organic substances) to form compound adjectives to describe nouns with a lot of that substance: fibre-rich diet, calcium-rich foods. • -led combines with nouns and nationality adjectives to form compound adjectives describing things that are controlled or influenced by the original noun or nationality: community-led initiative, student-led protest, worker-led uprising. • -minded combines with adjectives or nouns to form new compound adjectives describing people with particular characters, opinions or attitudes: like-minded friends [with similar interests] career-minded young women, money-minded managers, high-minded [having high moral standards] • -proof combines with nouns to form compound adjectives describing things that can resist the damage or difficulty caused by that noun: ovenproof dish, waterproof jacket, soundproof room, idiot-proof Instructions. • -related combines with nouns to form compound adjectives to describe one thing as connected with another: stress-related absence from work, age-related illness. • -ridden combines with nouns to form compound adjectives describing people or things with a lot of that noun: guilt-ridden person, crime-ridden city, bedridden [a person who has to stay in bed because they are ill] • -worthy combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe people or things that merit whatever the original noun refers to: newsworthy incident [worth reporting in the news] praiseworthy action/pupil [deserving praise] It is important to mention that most of these compound words are occasionally used in the Advanced exam, so candidates should not focus too much on them.

3. Make new words from the words in CAPITALS at the end of each line to complete the

sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

It is an ……………………. fact that people regret things they have done. (ESCAPE) The public use our firm’s car park ……………………. . (LEGAL) There are several reasons for the ……………………. of the staff. (SATISFY) Some ……………………. parents keep that role even when their kids are grown up. (BEAR) ……………………., there are advantages to living longer. (DENY) It is the children’s ……………………. that will help them cope with life’s problems. (BRING) My friend ……………………. took the other boy’s side. (EXPLAIN) Being in a winning team brings an ……………………. feeling of pride. (DESCRIPTION)

How to do a word formation task (in study mode) Look at the task on the following page:

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CONFUCIUS The Chinese philosopher Confucius lived in the 6th century BC. He is thought to have lived a rather (0) UNASSUMING life, working on farms and as a bookkeeper before becoming a teacher. His legacy is a collection of sayings contained in a book called the Analects. His teaching (1) _______________ centres around the individual cultivating their own virtue and personal (2) _______________. This is achieved through devotion to the family and learning rules of proper behaviour to (3) _______________ the individual (4) _______________. With all members of society striving to follow these rules, the (5) _______________ is that society as a whole will function better and be less inclined to stray toward excess. Confucius believed in (6) ________________ meritocracy, or the advancement of an individual based on their skills, with wealth or family connections being completely (7) _______________. The application of this belief can be seen in university entrance exams, in which a person’s score is the (8) _______________ means for securing their entry.

ASSUME

IDEA STABLE STRONG ETHIC PRESUME BRACE REGARD DOMINATE

1. Read the text quickly without paying attention to the gaps to get a general idea of it. 2. With the help of a dictionary, fill a table with all the possible forms for each word on the right: noun IDEA, IDEOLOGY, IDEALISATION STABILITY, INSTABILITY STRENGTH

verb IDEALISE

adjective IDEAL, IDEALISED, IDEALISTIC STABLE, UNSTABLE, STRONG, STRENGTHENED ETHICAL, UNETHICAL

STABILISE, DESTABILISE STRENGTHEN

ETHIC, ETHICS PRESUMPTION EMBRACE, BRACE REGARDS

PRESUME BRACE, EMBRACE REGARD, DISREGARD

DOMINATION

DOMINATE

PRESUMED BRACING, EMBRACED DISREGARDED, REGARDED, REGARDING DOMINATED, DOMINANT, PREDOMINANT

adverb IDEALLY, IDEALISTICALLY

STRONGLY ETHICALLY, UNETHICALLY PRESUMABLY

DOMINANTLY, PREDOMINANTLY

3. Start by analysing every gap: what comes before and/or after to guess what part of speech you will need. a. In gap 1 we need another noun, as it is preceded by an adjective and is followed by a verb. So, Confucius’ teaching ‘something’ centres around… The only possible option is the ideology, as ‘idealisation’ is more of an abstract noun. b. In gap 2 we need again a noun, and from the two possibilities, the positive one (stability) fits better with the context. c. In gap 3 we need a verb, as it is preceded by the infinitive particle ‘to’. So, strengthen is the only option. d. In gap 4 we need an adverb, because it is describing the way an individual’s behaviour should be strengthened. From the two options, only the positive one (ethically) fits the context. e. In gap 5 we need a noun, as it is preceded by the article ‘the’. So, the only choice, presumption fits the gap.

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f.

Gap 6 is a little tricky. In theory, we need a noun, as in “believe in something”, but the gap is followed by an object, which indicates that a verb must be used instead. The other option is embrace, however, as the verb is also the object of the preposition ‘in’, we must use a gerund. Thus, embracing becomes the answer. g. In gap 7 we need an adjective (be + adverb + adjective). So among the three options in the table, only disregarded carries the negative meaning necessary to explain how the “advancement of an individual based on their skills” is preferred over “wealth or family”. h. In gap 8 we need an adjective with an active meaning that can describe the noun ‘means’. So, either dominant or predominant can be used interchangeably with pretty much the same meaning. Dominated cannot be used as it has a passive meaning.

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500 word formation exercises 1.

Many people often make a ________ between London and New York.

COMPARE

2.

This book ________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two

ORIGIN

decades ago. 3.

There are power stations across Europe that use the ________ rise and fall of the ocean

DAY

tides. 4.

If you weren’t so ________ of Ben, he’d be happier to spend time with you.

CRITIC

5.

Don’t you find it ________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?

INTRIGUE

6.

Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night’s

REST

sleep. 7.

Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________ of the world wide web.

INVENT

8.

On the final day, we visited the ________ Victoria Falls and then flew home.

MAJESTY

9.

The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and ________ pains of a teenager in 1970s

GROW

Germany. 10.

This wine has a very fruity flavour to it and a ________ after-taste. I really like it.

PLEASE

11.

I’ve lost all ________ for this concert, I’m finding it boring. Can we go?

ENTHUSE

12.

The opening of this new restaurant should satisfy the ________ of local Indonesian food

SOPHISTICATED

fans. 13.

You don’t respond well to positive ________, which is only made to help you.

CRITIC

14.

________ as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago.

CREDIBLE

15.

Large spiders, ________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside.

ORIGIN

16.

Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ________, but many people do it.

ACTIVE

17.

Professor Watkins wasn’t only an ________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky

INSPIRE

enough to have met him. 18.

For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ________ young man.

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19.

The new year ________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from

CELEBRATE

melons. 20.

The ________ of the Rubik’s Cube peaked in the early 1980s.

POPULAR

21.

This musician’s work is very ________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it is

CONCEPT

just noise. 22.

Tom ________ told us he wasn’t coming, then he turns up with two guests! I’m furious

INITIAL

with him. 23.

Though expensive, the ________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny.

GUIDE

24.

________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental

INCREASE

issues. 25.

The Lavet Institute fights against ________ in movies and literature.

CENSOR

26.

The true ________ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate.

ORIGINAL

27.

The two families fell out after Mr. Dawson said Caroline wouldn’t be a ________ wife for

SUIT

his son. 28.

It is the bride’s father who has ________ paid for a wedding.

TRADITION

29.

I had a ________ night’s sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a

REST

noise. 30.

The Age of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary ________.

DISCOVER

31.

The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly ________.

CONCLUDE

32.

The ________ of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight.

CELEBRATE

33.

Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the ________ of the hot dog.

CREATE

34.

Can you think of one ________ reason why I should give you your job back?

SOLITUDE

35.

That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common ________.

CONCEPT

36.

Local officials were surprised at the scale of the ________ against plans for a local casino.

CRY

37.

I agree with the sentiments so ________ expressed in David’s wonderful speech.

ELOQUENCE

38.

It was quite recently that human ________ was first captured on camera.

CONCEIVE

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39.

It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and sound ________ when I was

GUIDE

young. 40.

The author has a stilted and ________ style, which I found tough to enjoy.

DATE

41.

Local planners admit they ________ the number of tourists that would come for the

ESTIMATE

festival. 42.

As is ________ the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too much and spent a fortune!

VARIABLE

43.

It’s a hot day today, so take the ________ of using sun cream and drinking plenty of water.

CAUTION

44.

Whatever ________ are drawn from these results, you can’t deny it was a ground-breaking

CONCLUDE

experiment. 45.

Mr. Hansard was elected President after a ________ election result.

DISPUTE

46.

In ________ with an ancient tradition, dinner will be served on blue china.

KEEP

47.

It’s ________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.

CREDIBLE

48.

Scientists used a simple beetle as the ________ for their invention of a water-collecting

INSPIRE

bottle for hot climates. 49.

A group of powerful ________ invested in the new company and made a fortune.

FINANCE

50.

Helen Weldon has been totally ________ as a historian after it was shown she invented

CREDIT

quotations. 51.

In your ________, how much money do we need to save in order to buy the house?

ESTIMATE

52.

Parking in the city centre can be a major ________ due to the narrow streets.

CONVENIENT

53.

This morning’s explosion at a chemical plant resulted in one ________ and four injuries.

FATAL

54.

We stopped at the church for thirty minutes to pay our ________ to a local writer who had

RESPECT

died. 55.

I think a toy gun is a totally ________ toy for a four-year old.

SUIT

56.

Colin acted with ________ restraint, despite how angry he must have been feeling.

ADMIRE

57.

The ________ of this new department will help the company face the next ten years more

CREATE

effectively.

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58.

The summer school organised many ________ for us to do. We were never bored.

ACTIVE

59.

Educational TV programmes like this are very ________ for young children.

STIMULATE

60.

Ben insisted on his articles being ________ by editors and left when his boss said that was

MODIFY

impossible. 61.

I am looking for a ________ jeweller who will be able to appraise this watch and tell me

REPUTE

how much it’s worth. 62.

Jan Welbech was a reputable physicist until his main two theories were completely ________.

PROOF

63.

The shark’s ________ is somewhat unfair as fatal attacks are extremely rare.

NOTORIOUS

64.

I read a story with the title ‘A Strange ________ At Talbot Bridge’, which was about a train-

OCCUR

riding ghost.

65.

I went on a diet that ________ only fresh and organic food and I could only drink water.

66.

The comedian joked about a plane crash and some in the audience thought he was

67.

CORPORATE

being ________.

RESPECT

Despite injuring his leg near the start of the race, Larry managed to finish a very ________

CREDIT

fourth. 68.

Rory always has plenty of money, but I’ve never been sure what he actually does for a ________.

LIVE

69.

What ________ do you take in the workplace to prevent accidents?

CAUTION

70.

The bomb caused ________ damage to the older buildings in the town and had to be

EXTEND

demolished. 71.

The road was ________ closed due to a spilled load of children’s toys that created havoc.

TEMPORARY

72.

Though a talented doctor, she found that most skills were not ________ when she began

TRANSFER

working as a vet. 73.

This new design of the radio ________ all the best features of our previous model.

CORPORATE

74.

Maggie is always displaying great ________ to those less fortunate than her.

GENEROUS

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75.

Harrison Ford wasn’t the ________ choice to play Han Solo in the Star Wars movies.

ORIGIN

76.

There will be a total solar eclipse at 2.14 pm today. Such ________ are very rare.

OCCUR

77.

Even short bursts of physical activity are believed to be very ________ to health.

BENEFIT

78.

The ________ of the town react negatively to crowds of tourists filling the roads and

INHABIT

beaches each year. 79.

Police are investigating the strange ________ in street robberies in the west of town.

GROW

80.

Leyton city council have started towing all badly parked cars in what is a very ________

POPULAR

move. 81.

Conclusive proof that the Earth orbited the Sun was a great ________.

82.

Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is often both changeable and very

83.

DISCOVER

________.

PREDICT

When Jack Lobato was an ________ gangster, local politicians would come to meet with

INFLUENCE

him weekly. 84.

Local legend says the land is protected by a giant tiger, but few believe in these old

TRADITION

________ any longer. 85.

This boxer is the ________ champion of the world after this sixth victory.

DISPUTE

86.

I stretched and stretched, but simply didn’t have the ________ to reach the shelf.

HIGH

87.

Deborah was ________ furious when she heard the comments that had been made about

PREDICT

her. 88.

Barry is only four years old and will be ________ by both his parents for the audition.

COMPANY

89.

After hearing his heart-breaking story, we were filled with ________ for him.

ADMIRE

90.

The hotel was harshly ________ for refusing to give refunds and the bad publicity harmed

CRITIC

it. 91.

This letter is just to let you know how much we appreciated the ________ of the donation that you made.

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92.

Though he’d read ________ on the subject of ancient Egypt, he couldn’t answer a single

EXTEND

question. 93.

Would it be ________ for you if I asked you to pay by credit card?

CONVENIENT

94.

Young people often have a creative and ________ side to them that they lose as they

INVENT

grow. 95.

The hit TV series ‘Friends’ was ________ called ‘Six Of One’.

ORIGIN

96.

You’ve made a lot of wild accusations against Betsy, but is any of it ________?

PROOF

97.

________ children are not permitted to enter the shop without an adult.

COMPANY

98.

Caffeine and other similar ________ shouldn’t be taken shortly before going to bed.

STIMULATE

99.

As the disease became more ________ in the region, a medical emergency was

SPREAD

announced.

100. The wren’s Latin name, which means ‘cave dweller’, comes from its ________ to seek out

TEND

dark places. 101. The earthquake was so destructive that local maps needed to be ________.

DATE

102. Once the scientists were sure the islands were ________, they disembarked and began

INHABIT

their studies. 103. You can pay funds into this account but that money will not be ________ for at least a

DRAW

year. 104. The diplomat, as he ________ is, was humble and polite in the face of unfair criticism.

VARIABLE

105. After the accident, the police officer asked if anyone required ________ attention.

MEDICINE

106. At the ________ of his powers, Alfred Hitchcock was producing a hit movie every year in

HIGH

Hollywood. 107. Don’t waste your money on ________ things.

USE

108. There are more ________ than differences between us.

SIMILAR

109. You should eat a ________ of fresh fruits and vegetables.

VARIOUS

110. Mistletoe is ________ used as a Christmas decoration.

COMMON

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111. She’s feeling much better thanks to that medical ________.

TREAT

112. Tom’s explanation was very ________.

CONFUSE

113. We ________ arrived in England.

FINAL

114. There must be some ________ to the problem.

SOLVE

115. Violence against anyone is ________.

ACCEPT

116. Our ________ depends on finding drinking water soon.

SURVIVE

117. John walked ________ through the forest.

SILENCE

118. Tom filled out the job ________ form.

APPLY

119. It was ________ of him to break a promise.

RESPOND

120. Tom speaks five languages, ________ Spanish.

INCLUDE

121. Robert told the judge he wanted a different ________.

LAW

122. The colony declared ________ and became a republic.

DEPEND

123. Roger has many ________ friends in Washington.

POWER

124. They know the ________ of protecting the earth.

IMPORTANT

125. Dragons are imaginary ________.

CREATE

126. The situation called for quick, ________ action.

DECIDE

127. The dictionary is ________ It only goes to the letter J.

COMPLETE

128. I applied for ________ in the association.

MEMBER

129. Tom’s parents were very ________ of him.

SUPPORT

130. Be careful not to ________ the problem.

ESTIMATE

131. Country life is very ________ in comparison with city life.

PEACE

132. English has become an ________ language.

NATION

133. We were late for school because it rained ________.

HEAVY

134. He soon got used to the new ________.

SURROUND

135. What ________ options are available?

PAY

136. The Internet is an ________ source of information.

VALUE

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137. It sounds like you learned a ________ lesson.

VALUE

138. Tom looked at the tall man ________.

SUSPICION

139. It was such a ________ day that we went for a walk.

PLEASE

140. I have read the article and now I am writing a ________.

SUM

141. Why do some people have an ________ desire for power?

OBSESS

142. She is ________ in a trading company.

EMPLOY

143. He couldn’t stand the ________ of the coffee.

BITTER

144. Catching bugs can be a fun ________ for children.

ACT

145. The ________ bans the use of chemical weapons.

TREAT

146. The old man standing under the tree seemed ________.

CONFUSE

147. We are ________ by his bad manners.

DISGUST

148. People’s life ________ grows every year.

EXPECT

149. Timothy watched the plane ________ into the distance.

APPEAR

150. He seems to be ________ to politics.

DIFFERENCE

151. The internet is a wonderful source of mindless ________.

ENTERTAIN

152. He decided to ________ in physics at college.

SPECIAL

153. He is a very ________ writer.

IMAGINE

154. The company has consistently shown a callous ________ for the law.

REGARD

155. It’s your ________ to finish the job.

RESPONSE

156. Robert is ________ very wealthy.

SUPPOSE

157. He is an absolute ________ to us Americans.

EMBARRASS

158. People with low ________ tend to interpret everything in a negative way.

ESTIMATE

159. I suggest replacing the full stop with an ________ mark.

EXCLAIM

160. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out a ________ of coins.

HAND

161. These claims lack a scientific ________.

FOUND

162. Steve tried to hide his ________.

ANNOY

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163. He works for a newspaper with a large ________.

CIRCULATE

164. The medical examination before you start work is ________.

OBLIGE

165. The ________ of flowers in this area is astounding.

DIVERSE

166. I’m a little ________ about going there by myself.

HESITATE

167. This game is played ________ in Australia.

DIFFER

168. The bad smell ________ me.

SICK

169. Many ________ were rescued from the collapsed building.

SURVIVE

170. Electrical ________ have made housework easier.

APPLY

171. Tom is by far the best French ________ in our class.

SPEAK

172. I can understand Japanese to a certain ________.

EXTEND

173. The ________ of being attacked by a shark is very low.

LIKE

174. How ________ that your mother speaks six languages!

AMAZE

175. You should be ________ to your parents.

RESPECT

176. The equator is an ________ line which divides the globe into two equal parts.

IMAGINE

177. Ricky is an unemployed ________ guard.

SECURE

178. Allan is going to get himself killed if he’s not ________.

CARE

179. His ________ dismissed him yesterday.

EMPLOY

180. She does not want to be ________ on her parents.

DEPEND

181. His performance was ________ of praise.

WORTH

182. I’m pretty sure Nick doesn’t ________ watching baseball on TV.

JOY

183. She swam until she was ________ and then went back to the house.

EXHAUST

184. You don’t need to make a ________ right now.

DECIDE

185. They celebrated the ________ of his high school years.

COMPLETE

186. Frank is ________ to find Mary.

DESPAIR

187. David is very ________ of his daughter.

PROTECT

188. Your proposal will meet with significant _________.

RESIST

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189. If you want to ________, you have to try harder.

SUCCESS

190. I just want a little more ________ in my life.

EXCITE

191. The doctor continued to observe the patient’s ________.

BEHAVE

192. I think Tom doesn’t have the ________ to solve the problem.

ABLE

193. I was feeling ________ until I drank a cup of coffee.

SLEEP

194. The bank ________ were wearing masks.

ROB

195. We ________ on many things, but we’re still good friends.

AGREE

196. My mother ________ of too much exercise right after lunch.

APPROVE

197. Tom asked Mary to teach him some ________ phrases in French.

USE

198. The teams were ________ equipped.

SIMILAR

199. Manners and customs ________ greatly from country to country.

VARIOUS

200. I was ________ to do it, but Roger said I didn’t need to.

WILL

201. This increase in the number of ________ people is a result of the bad economy.

EMPLOY

202. This document will form the ________ for our discussion.

BASE

203. He was the leader of the ________.

MOVE

204. We regret that your ________ has not been accepted.

APPLY

205. Our delicious coffee is made from ________ roasted coffee beans.

FRESH

206. We were ________ moved by her story.

DEEP

207. The air was ________ by the smoke.

DARK

208. We saw a ________ enter the house.

STRANGE

209. Learning a foreign language requires ________.

PATIENT

210. Some animals are very ________ at night.

ACT

211. There seems to be some ________ over who is actually giving the talk.

CONFUSE

212. I’m sure there’s a ________ explanation.

REASON

213. Ron and Jenny looked at each other ________.

SILENT

214. I gave careful ________ to the problem.

CONSIDER

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215. I get the ________ that you aren’t telling the truth.

IMPRESS

216. A few important facts emerged after the ________.

INVESTIGATE

217. The mystery still remains ________.

SOLVE

218. Jack works as a TV ________.

ANNOUNCE

219. Only good team work will ________ us to get the job done on time.

ABILITY

220. The ________ cut the tape and opened the new bridge.

GOVERN

221. Her ________ are too high.

EXPECT

222. She cares a lot about her ________.

APPEAR

223. The teacher explained the ________ of the word to us.

MEAN

224. Do you really think money will bring you ________?

HAPPY

225. This medicine has no ________ side effects.

HARM

226. In ________ to English, she speaks French fluently.

ADD

227. Tom could see that the argument was ________.

POINT

228. The street is wet and ________.

SLIP

229. To our surprise, her ________ came true.

PREDICT

230. Are the ________ for tomorrow complete?

PREPARE

231. Tom was a ________ child and he cried easily.

SENSE

232. She asked me for an ________ sum of money.

REASON

233. I have a very sad ________ to make.

ANNOUNCE

234. ________ people can’t stand it when people pity them.

ABILITY

235. Tom knew that Mary could be very ________.

PERSUADE

236. Tom has ________ three books.

PUBLIC

237. His long ________ bored us all.

SPEAK

238. Only members of the club are ________ to use this room.

TITLE

239. Democracy ________ in Ancient Greece.

ORIGIN

240. We understand the ________ of studying.

NECESSARY

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241. He is the ________ owner of the company.

LAW

242. Have you read anything interesting ________?

LATE

243. I’d like to thank you for your very generous ________.

CONTRIBUTE

244. The atmosphere is relaxed and ________.

FORM

245. Many people in the world still live in ________.

POOR

246. Nothing is more ________ than respect based on fear.

CONTEMPT

247. I was ________ in love with him.

DESPAIR

248. Tom tried, but was ________.

SUCCEED

249. You need to start saving for ________ now.

RETIRE

250. I always got up early in my ________.

CHILD

251. How do you punish your children when they ________?

BEHAVE

252. Tom ________ to kill Mary if she told anyone about what happened.

THREAT

253. John is very ________ when it comes to talking about his childhood.

SECRET

254. Are you for or against the ________?

PROPOSE

255. Country people are traditionally ________ of strangers.

SUSPECT

256. It’s been a ________ working with you.

PLEASE

257. John didn’t regret his ________.

REFUSE

258. Tom’s divorce from Mary ________ cost him more than a million dollars.

REPORT

259. It’s difficult to teach people what they are ________ to learn.

WILL

260. That’s a very serious ________.

ACCUSE

261. A genius is a person with ________ creative abilities.

ORDINARY

262. I copied a ________ from the book into my notebook.

PASS

263. The British ________ is against the plan.

GOVERN

264. Tom got an ________ visit from Mary.

EXPECT

265. It was ________ that someone had taken the money by mistake.

APPEAR

266. How can you be so cruel and ________?

HEART

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267. The earthquake in Hokkaido caused ________ damage.

EXTEND

268. If you don’t bother the bees, they’re ________ to sting you.

LIKE

269. She was the most beautiful woman in the whole ________.

KING

270. Elizabeth was the youngest ________ of the king.

DESCEND

271. Tom is the most ________ man in Boston.

INFLUENCE

272. Though the doctor did his best, the patient’s ________ was slow.

RECOVER

273. It’s unusual for ________ players to score many goals.

DEFEND

274. What’s the ________ of this road?

WIDE

275. The region has the largest population ________ in the country.

DENSE

276. Could you please ________ introduce yourself?

BRIEF

277. Her ________ in God is very firm.

BELIEVE

278. I would rather die than live in ________.

HONOUR

279. I can’t ________ the last time we met.

CALL

280. ________ often goes hand in hand with pollution.

INDUSTRY

281. Our city is rather small in ________ with Tokyo.

COMPARE

282. If you hurry, you will ________ him.

TAKE

283. His intelligence and experience ________ him to deal with the trouble.

ABLE

284. He ________ the bottle with water.

FULL

285. Kenya became ________ in 1963.

DEPEND

286. Nobody is more ________ than Tom.

COMPETE

287. We need someone to lead us out of the ________.

DARK

288. His ________ was greeted with cheers.

ARRIVE

289. She was ________ calm while everyone else was panicking.

STRANGE

290. Tom doesn’t think it’s ________ to eat certain insects.

DISGUST

291. According to John’s doctors, his condition is ________.

CURE

292. I don’t know if I can speak French well enough to explain this ________.

PROPER

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293. Tom and Mary have achieved ________ results using their new technique.

REMARK

294. The age ________ between Jack and Kelly is about three years.

DIFFERENT

295. Eventually, Tom’s ________ overcame his fear.

CURIOUS

296. The dog looked at his master with ________.

ANXIOUS

297. I can never make up stories — I have absolutely no ________.

IMAGE

298. We’ve all done things we’re ________ of.

SHAME

299. Tom certainly didn’t deserve the ________ he received.

PUNISH

300. Smoking can cause a slow and ________ death.

PAIN

301. Expressing your feelings is not a sign of ________.

WEAK

302. We had an ________ that he would clean the house and I would cook.

ARRANGE

303. The hike was ________, but we had a lot of fun.

EXHAUST

304. The scientists have not found any explanation for the ________ phenomenon.

MYSTERY

305. Even though Joe has a very ________ job, he always makes time for Jill and the kids.

DEMAND

306. She gave me one of those ________ smiles and I just had to agree.

RESIST

307. He remained calm even in the ________ of danger.

PRESENT

308. Richard ________ wanted someone to help him.

OBVIOUS

309. He’s ________ about tomorrow’s dance.

EXCITE

310. Seen from a ________, the stone looks like a human face.

DISTANT

311. The report looks at economic ________ in Europe and elsewhere.

GROW

312. I don’t earn enough money to buy clothes ________.

REGULAR

313. Country roads aren’t as ________ as city roads.

CROWD

314. I want to make a ________ to the management.

COMPLAIN

315. Their eyes were full of ________.

SAD

316. The entry ________ for the essay competition are very strict.

REQUIRE

317. According to reports, many ________ immigrants may face deportation if they are not

DOCUMENT

granted amnesty.

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318. He gave a detailed ________ of the accident.

DESCRIBE

319. We were ________ for the concert to begin.

PATIENT

320. I have a friend whose father is a famous ________.

ACT

321. The ________ of getting all the answers correct is about one in ten.

PROBABLE

322. Tom was ________ when he saw Mary kiss someone else.

FURY

323. The boy was sold into ________.

SLAVE

324. The popularity of a web site depends on its ________.

CONTAIN

325. He was a famous ________ and a competent diplomat.

POEM

326. You need to be careful not to hurt Paul’s ________.

FEEL

327. Every person will be admitted ________ of his or her age.

REGARD

328. Peter’s French is ________ good.

SURPRISE

329. I’m sorry I had to cancel my ________.

APPOINT

330. He won the election by a large ________.

MAJOR

331. My initial ________ was correct.

ASSUME

332. He came to school after a long ________.

ABSENT

333. To prevent an ________, the commander used to patrol the border twice a day.

INVADE

334. There was a lot of sibling ________ between Tom and his brother.

RIVAL

335. The ________ had entered the house through a back window.

INTRUDE

336. All the ________ suggests that Peter was murdered.

EVIDENT

337. They were among the early ________ on the east coast of America.

SETTLE

338. Germany is Europe’s largest and most ________ economy.

PROSPER

339. Cinema in Britain is undergoing a ________ of popularity.

REVIVE

340. I’ll email my report to you as an ________.

ATTACH

341. There must be a scientific ________ for this.

EXPLAIN

342. I just want a little more ________ to make my own decisions.

FREE

343. I felt a sense of ________ when my friends refused to support me.

BETRAY

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344. The ________ was sentenced to life in prison.

MURDER

345. His campaign for fathers’ rights has become an ________.

OBSESS

346. The man lit a cigarette with a ________.

LIGHT

347. I wonder if it really was a ________.

COINCIDE

348. Life without love is just totally ________.

POINT

349. The floor is ________, so be careful.

SLIP

350. I hope my ________ is wrong.

PREDICT

351. My older brother made all the ________ for us.

PREPARE

352. My eyes are very ________ to light.

SENSE

353. I don’t think this is an ________ request.

REASON

354. I couldn’t understand the ________ that was just made.

ANNOUNCE

355. How would ________ people escape in an emergency?

ABILITY

356. Your arguments are very ________.

PERSUADE

357. This is by far the best novel that has been ________ this year.

PUBLIC

358. Tom asked Mary to give a ________ at his school.

SPEAK

359. He is ________ to better treatment.

TITLE

360. The custom ________ in China.

ORIGIN

361. A computer is an absolute ________ now.

NECESSARY

362. She was not his ________ wife.

LAW

363. I’ve not been feeling very well ________.

LATE

364. How big was your ________?

CONTRIBUTE

365. You don’t need to get all dressed up. It’s an ________ event.

FORM

366. Many countries have problems with ________.

POOR

367. Her behaviour was ________.

CONTEMPT

368. Tom ________ needs money.

DESPAIR

369. We are sorry to inform you that your application has been ________.

SUCCEED

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370. She put some money away every month for her ________.

RETIRE

371. Tom wondered where Mary had spent her ________.

CHILD

372. If you ________, I’ll send you to bed.

BEHAVE

373. Tom’s girlfriend ________ to leave him.

THREAT

374. He was very ________ about his plans.

SECRET

375. The majority didn’t accept the ________.

PROPOSE

376. I’m always ________ of men like him.

SUSPECT

377. Some people write books for money, others for ________.

PLEASE

378. We measured the _______ of the river.

DEEP

379. Yesterday I saw a man crying _______.

BITTER

380. Natural resources are not _______ in Japan.

ABOUND

381. She gave up eating meat after reading a book about ________ to animals.

CRUEL

382. I couldn’t sleep because of the _______.

HOT

383. Tom made an _______ presentation.

IMPRESS

384. As an American, I find that _______.

OFFEND

385. The poet and _______ were both present at the meeting.

NOVEL

386. Visit our website for _______ information.

ADD

387. This airport is easily _______ by bus.

ACCESS

388. I used to dream about becoming very _______.

WEALTH

389. Tom _______ removed his hat.

RESPECT

390. I’ve been feeling depressed _______.

RECENT

391. Long-term _______ can be very frustrating and demoralising.

EMPLOY

392. Please don’t say anything _______.

EMBARRASS

393. Tom has denied these _______.

ACCUSE

394. Michael apologized to Mary for his son’s _______ remarks.

POLITE

395. Brown is not her _______ hair colour.

NATURE

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396. Tom appreciated Mary’s _______.

HONEST

397. John’s _______ shocked everybody.

CONFESS

398. The man standing over there is the _______ of the store.

OWN

399. Roger didn’t accept Jane’s _______.

APOLOGISE

400. He took a job with an _______ company.

INSURE

401. The teacher stressed the importance of _______ practice.

DAY

402. We have already reached an _______.

AGREE

403. James is an _______ basketball player.

EXCEPT

404. If I had time, I’d accept his _______.

INVITE

405. We won the national _______ last year.

CHAMPION

406. The United States is the world’s _______ cotton exporter.

LEAD

407. What do you consider your greatest _______?

ACHIEVE

408. The results were very strange! In fact, they were ________!

BELIEVE

409. He has an unfortunate ________ to understand people’s feelings.

ABLE

410. Due to the clerk’s ___________ we missed the train.

STUBBORN

411. What we saw was beyond all ___________.

EXPECT

412. She is a student of the ___________.

HUMAN

413. The book contains some great ___________.

ILLUSTRATE

414. Please give us details of your present ___________.

OCCUPY

415. What is the ___________ of the Danube River.

LONG

416. The ___________ of our agriculture is important if we want to produce more food.

MECHANIC

417. Drug ___________ is a problem causing great concern.

ADDICT

418. The ___________ of the awards is scheduled for next Friday.

PRESENT

419. I have been sworn to ___________ so I can’t say a word.

SECRET

420. After losing her job she was ___________ for a month.

EMPLOY

421. Pushing into a queue is considered to be extremely ___________.

POLITE

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422. The audience gave the violinist a round of ___________.

APPLAUD

423. He isn’t happy with his job because he feels he is ___________.

PAY

424. We have just been shown another example of ___________ killing.

SENSE

425. My sister’s ___________ makes her social life difficult.

SHY

426. I’m not sure at all I really can’t say with ___________.

CERTAIN

427. My ___________ is the history of Elizabethan England.

SPECIAL

428. The police were told by their ___________ where to find the criminal.

INFORM

429. He received many medals for his acts of ___________ during the war.

HERO

430. The ___________ of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms.

EXPAND

431. For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the ___________ of beauty.

PERSON

432. I can guarantee the ___________ of our new product.

RELY

433. The government is encouraging heavy ___________.

INVEST

434. People who suffer from ___________ should buy themselves a pet.

LONELY

435. George and I have been friends since ___________.

CHILD

436. Everybody is worried about the ___________ of the rain forest.

DESTROY

437. Some MPs are calling for ___________ without trial.

DETAIN

438. My grandfather was given a medal for ___________.

BRAVE

439. My father takes great ___________ in his work.

PROUD

440. This bag contains all my photographic ___________.

EQUIP

441. ___________ is probably the most useful form of energy.

ELECTRIC

442. John turned up on the wrong day because of a ___________.

UNDERSTAND

443. Jake had another ___________ with his boss.

AGREE

444. The bank robbers were sentenced to twelve years of ___________.

PRISON

445. Mary suddenly felt sick, so we needed a ___________ for her part in the play.

REPLACE

446. Failure to apply in time may result in a ___________ of benefits.

LOSE

447. Pat was accused of stealing some ___________ documents.

CONFIDENT

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448. In the future the public will have a wider ___________ of television programs.

CHOOSE

449. Looking after the health of 700 children is heavy ___________.

RESPONSIBLE

450. The town spent more money on ___________ and health than ever before.

HOUSE

451. Do you have any particular ___________ where we sit?

PREFER

452. There’s a ___________ contrast between what he does and what he says.

STRIKE

453. The party turned out to be a huge ___________.

DISAPPOINT

454. He was fined and ___________ for reckless driving.

QUALIFY

455. Is it possible to remove the smell from the books that have been in _______________ for

STORE

such a long time? 456. Many people are interested in job ___________ more than in earning large amount of

SATISFY

money.

457. I hadn’t made a __________________, so I just got on the first flight available.

RESERVE

458. The anti-doping association believes that all sports must be free of drug ___________.

USE

459. The country is facing a population ___________.

EXPLODE

460. It is ___________ to fasten your seat-belts before take-off.

ADVISE

461. She claimed ___________ benefit for over six months.

EMPLOY

462. Tax ___________ is one of the biggest problems that face the new country.

EVADE

463. You can basically wear what you want but there is an _____________ law that says you

WRITE

must not wear jeans. 464. The ___________ course is being paid for by the company.

MANAGE

465. It’s a ___________ shame that she didn’t have a better chance in life.

CRY

466. The farm house we stayed in was completely off the ___________ track.

BEAT

467. The police searched the house ___________.

SYSTEM

468. He is a ___________ -paid senior executive.

HIGH

469. A full-scale _____________ of our company is urgently needed.

ORGANISE

470. Are we going to be saved ___________ by our oil supplies?

ECONOMY

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471. Experts have tried to find a ___________ to the personnel problems.

SOLVE

472. She’s a specialist in psychology and human ___________.

BEHAVE

473. The ___________ of the most important port of the country eliminated all trade.

BLOCK

474. The ___________ system of some countries used to be based on gold.

MONEY

475. He recovered from his injuries in the ___________ hospital.

NAVY

476. He has loved her ___________ ever since they first met.

PASSION

477. The importance of this ___________ has been extremely overrated.

INVENT

478. He is a convinced ___________ of Chinese communism.

FOLLOW

479. Jane’s party was more of an ___________ test than anything else.

ENDURE

480. The government has committed itself to developing ___________ sources of energy.

NEW

481. He took a job as a sales ___________ in a big department store.

ASSIST

482. The potential benefits of this treatment ___________ the risks.

WEIGH

483. Make sure the hairdryer is ___________ before you fix the switch.

CONNECT

484. They say that travel ___________ the mind.

BROAD

485. Without his teacher’s ___________ he would have given up long ago.

ENCOURAGE

486. Dickens’s last novel was ___________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

TITLE

487. She has known me for two years now but she still ___________ my name.

PRONOUNCE

488. The writer spent his ___________ in a quiet seaside village.

BOY

489. We were so busy at work that there was no time to suffer from ___________.

BORE

490. Can you lend me your penknife — I just need to ___________ my pencil.

SHARP

491. We had four good applicants for the job so it was hard to decide who would make the best ___________.

APPOINT

492. It was very ___________ of you not to give Sue a call on her birthday.

THINK

493. The presidential car will, of course, be completely ___________.

BULLET

494. The morning trains to the city are always packed with ___________.

COMMUTE

495. George means well but his contributions to our meetings are often rather ___________.

HELP

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496. We had an unusually cold winter with ___________ temperatures for two months.

ZERO

497. We all ___________ his story — it just didn’t seem at all plausible.

BELIEVE

498. Teachers sometimes complain of being ___________ and overworked.

PAY

499. Students often tend to be a bit ___________ but they usually become less radical with age.

ESTABLISH

500. I’m sorry to be so ___________ — I’d like to think things over for another day or two.

DECIDE

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Key to exercises Identifying parts of speech 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

adjective: following ‘most’ and preceding the noun ‘schools’. noun: after the article and preceding the conjunction. verb: past participle needed to follow ‘has not’ and fit before ‘in the news’. noun: following ‘some’ and preceding ‘or another’. adverb: qualifying ‘astonished’ Suggested answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

unusual, well-known, etc. headlines featured, appeared, been reason absolutely, rather, etc.

2. noun comparison

verb compare

(in)stability stabiliser

(de)stabilise

height

heighten

power

empower power

observation observer development developer

observe

doubt doubter

doubt

develop

adjective comparative (in)comparable (un)stable stabilising stabilised high heightened powerful powerless empowered empowering observant

adverb comparatively (in)comparatively (un)stably

developing (un/under/over)developed developmental doubtful undoubted doubtless doubting

developmentally

highly powerfully powerlessly

observantly

doubtfully undoubtedly doubtless

Understanding affixes 3. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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5. 6. 7. 8.

UNDENIABLY UPBRINGING INEXPLICABLY INDESCRIBABLE

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COMPARISON ORIGINATED DAILY CRITICAL INTRIGUING RESTFUL INVENTOR MAJESTIC GROWING PLEASANT ENTHUSIASM SOPHISTICATION CRITICISM INCREDIBLE ORIGINALLY ACTIVITY INSPIRATION ELOQUENT CELEBRATIONS POPULARITY CONCEPTUAL INITIALLY GUIDED INCREASINGLY CENSORSHIP ORIGINS SUITABLE TRADITIONALLY RESTLESS DISCOVERIES INCONCLUSIVE CELEBRATION CREATOR SOLITARY MISCONCEPTION OUTCRY

37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.

ELOQUENTLY CONCEPTION GUIDANCE DATED UNDERESTIMATED INVARIABLY PRECAUTION CONCLUSIONS DISPUTED KEEPING INCREDIBLY INSPIRATION FINANCIERS DISCREDITED ESTIMATION INCONVENIENCE FATALITY RESPECTS UNSUITABLE ADMIRABLE CREATION ACTIVITIES STIMULATING UNMODIFIED REPUTABLE DISPROVEN NOTORIETY OCCURRENCE INCORPORATED DISRESPECTFUL CREDITABLE LIVING PRECAUTIONS EXTENSIVE TEMPORARILY TRANSFERABLE 30

73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108.

INCORPORATES GENEROSITY ORIGINAL OCCURRENCES BENEFICIAL INHABITANTS GROWTH UNPOPULAR DISCOVERY UNPREDICTABLE INFLUENTIAL TRADITIONS UNDISPUTED HEIGHT PREDICTABLY ACCOMPANIED ADMIRATION CRITICISED GENEROSITY EXTENSIVELY INCONVENIENT INVENTIVE ORIGINALLY PROVABLE UNACCOMPANIED STIMULANTS WIDESPREAD TENDENCY UPDATED UNINHABITED WITHDRAWABLE INVARIABLY MEDICAL HEIGHT USELESS SIMILARITIES

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VARIETY COMMONLY TREATMENT CONFUSING FINALLY SOLUTION UNACCEPTABLE SURVIVAL SILENTLY APPLICATION IRRESPONSIBLE INCLUDING LAWYER INDEPENDENCE POWERFUL IMPORTANCE CREATURES DECISIVE INCOMPLETE MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTIVE UNDERESTIMATE / OVERESTIMATE PEACEFUL INTERNATIONAL HEAVILY SURROUNDINGS PAYMENT INVALUABLE VALUABLE SUSPICIOUSLY PLEASANT / PLEASURABLE SUMMARY OBSESSIVE EMPLOYED BITTERNESS ACTIVITY TREATY CONFUSED DISGUSTED EXPECTANCY DISAPPEAR INDIFFERENT

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REGARDLESS SURPRISINGLY APPOINTMENT MAJORITY ASSUMPTION ABSENCE INVASION RIVALRY INTRUDER(S) EVIDENCE SETTLERS PROSPEROUS REVIVAL ATTACHMENT EXPLANATION FREEDOM BETRAYAL MURDERER OBSESSION LIGHTER COINCIDENCE POINTLESS SLIPPERY PREDICTION PREPARATIONS SENSITIVE UNREASONABLE ANNOUNCEMENT DISABLED PERSUASIVE PUBLISHED SPEECH ENTITLED ORIGINATED NECESSITY LAWFUL LATELY CONTRIBUTION INFORMAL POVERTY CONTEMPTIBLE DESPERATELY UNSUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT

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EXPLOSION ADVISABLE UNEMPLOYMENT EVASION UNWRITTEN MANAGEMENT CRYING BEATEN SYSTEMATICALLY HIGHLY REORGANISATION ECONOMICALLY SOLUTION BEHAVIOUR BLOCKADE MONETARY NAVAL PASSIONATELY INVENTION FOLLOWER ENDURANCE RENEWABLE ASSISTANT OUTWEIGH DISCONNECTED BROADENS ENCOURAGEMENT ENTITLED MISPRONOUNCES BOYHOOD BOREDOM SHARPEN APPOINTEE THOUGHTLESS BULLETPROOF COMMUTERS UNHELPFUL SUB-ZERO DISBELIEVED UNDERPAID ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT INDECISIVE

1. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line !Detroit is renowned for theof
cars.PRODUCE

If you make a goodat the interview, you will get the
jobIMPRESS

Teaching and medicine are more than, they’re
professions.OCCUPY

My history teacher has a vastof past events.KNOW

You are never too old to go to college and gain someQUALIFY

My greatestwas graduating from the university.ACHIEVE

The weatherman said there is a strongof rain today.POSSIBLE

Some old laws are no longer.EFFECT

Athens isfor its ancient buildings.FAME

He was caught shoplifting so now he has arecord.CRIME

Despite her severe, she fulfilled her goals in life.DISABLE

Beingis the worst thing that can happen to someone.EMPLOY

If you buy presents in the summer yourcan be very high.SAVE

Due to the pilot’s, the copilot managed to land safely.GUIDE

It’s important to also see the lesssides of the job.DESIRE

I was surprised at histo give up.REFUSE

Children are by natureof danger.AWARE

She is alwaystowards her parents.RESPECT

the hospital has the best medicaland fast ambulances.EQUIP

You can relax in the comfortableof the hotel.SURROUND

Thelooked dark and there were hardly any other guests.ENTER

2. Forming nouns form verbsThis exercise focuses on people and
their jobs using the most common suffixes.

Use the word in bold to form the noun which refers to the person
who does that job.

1. A person whoactsfor a living is called an ………. .

2. A ….. is someone who earns money from writingmusic.

3. She didn’t become famous as a ….. until her 17thnovelwas
published.

4. In Part 5 of the FCEExamyour speaking ability will be
assessed by the ….. .

5. At the end of theinterviewthe ….. asked if he could be
shown around the company.6. Thewaiterasked the ….. if she would
help him deal with a difficult customer.7. An ….. is someone who
will be able to go through youraccountsand work out how much money
you have.8. ….. to the castle are expected to come
duringvisitingtimes only.

3. Forming other nounsThis exercise looks at forming nouns from
verbs, nouns and adjectives by using suffixes.

Type the correct form of the word in the box.

1. My teacher says there has been a big (IMPROVE) ………. in
my English lately.

2. The recipe says you only need to add two (SPOON) ……….
of salt.

3. Why did you do that? I thought you had more (INTELLIGENT)
………. than that.

4. The singer gave a briliant (PERFORM) ………. on stage
yesterday.

5. Have you seen her magazine (COLLECT) ……….? She must
have over 200 editions.6. On hearing the news, everyone was
overcome with a feeling of (SAD) ………. .7. When you take the
FCE Speaking paper you will be given marks for your (ACCURATE)
………. and also on how fluent you are.8. She has the (ABLE)
………. to pass the exam first time round providing she works
hard.

4. Forming opposite meaningsThis exercise focuses on the common
prefixes and suffixes used to form opposite words.

Choose the correct prefix or suffix to form the opposite of the
word in CAPITALS.in-im-il-un—lessdis-ir-

1 When he became a teenager he wanted to be more (DEPENDENT)
from his parents.

2 It was really (HONEST) of you to take that money without
asking.

3 If you hadn’t been so (CARE) with that book you’d still have
it now.

4 My broken leg means I’ll be (ABLE) to go on holiday with
you.

5 In many countries it is (LEGAL) to smoke cigarettes under the
age of 16.

6 He waited (PATIENTLY) for the train to arrive at the
station.

7 The teacher told me it was (RESPONSIBLE) of me to set off the
fire alarm.

5. Forming adjectives and adverbsThis exercise looks at the most
common adjective and adverb endings.

Write the correct form of the adjective or adverb of the word in
CAPITALS. For questions 5-8 you will need to make TWO changes to
the stem word.

1. Be sure to contact him if you need advice. He’s a very (HELP)
………. person.

2. It was a really (ENJOY) ………. party. Thanks for inviting
me.

3. He has just taken out a (MONTH) ………. subscription to
the magazine.

4. She smiled (HAPPY) ………. when they offered her the new
job.

5. (HOPE) ………. we’ll have enough money saved to get
married next year. (2 changes required)

6. In order for the medicine to work (EFFECT) ………. you
must take the correct amount. (2 changes required)

7. Although our teacher is very strict in class, she is (FRIEND)
………. than you would expect. (2 changes required)

8. What a beautiful vase! That’s the (LOVE) ………. present
I’ve ever had. (2 changes required)

6. Difficult spellingsThis exercise focuses on tricky spelling
changes.

Choose from A or B the word with the correct spelling to
complete the sentence.

1 He tried to fix his machine but it was (POSSIBLE)
……….impossibleinpossible

2 You don’t need to wear a suit to the party. You can look
(FORMAL) ………. if you wish.informalimformal

3 She won the bicycle race (EASY) ………. .easylyeasily

4 The weather forecast says it’s going to be (RAIN) ……….
today.rainyrainny

5 The body was discovered (LIE) ………. on the
floor.lieinglying

6 He told her that he was (TRUE) ………. in love with
her.truelytruly

7 She was filled with (HAPPY) ………. when she heard the good
news.happinesshappyness

8 He was the (BIG) ………. in the class.biggestbiggest

1.1. A person who acts for a living is called an ….. . 2. A
….. is someone who earns money from writing music. 3. She didn’t
become famous as a ….. until her 17th novel was published. 4. In
Part 5 of the FCE Exam your speaking ability will be assessed by
the ….. . 5. . At the end of the interview the ….. asked if he
could be shown around the company. 6. The waiter asked the ….. if
she would help him deal with a difficult customer. 7. An ….. is
someone who will be able to go through your accounts and work out
how much money you have. 8. ….. to the castle are expected to
come during visiting times only.

2.1. improvement 2. spoonfuls 3. intelligence 4. collection 5.
collection 6. sadness 7. accuracy 8. ability

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4.1. sympathized 2. loosen 3. weakened 4. classify 5.
apologizing6. criticize 7. lessened 8. horrified

5.1. helpful 2. enjoyable 3. monthly 4. happily 5. hopefully 6.
effectively 7. friendlier 8. loveliest