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Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Your new dress makes you more _____________. Beauty
2. You should do these exercises _____________. quick
3. The industrial ______________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. develop
4. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air ____________. pollute
5. I will come to the party because I accept the _______________. invite
6. The ________ of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night.     die
7. This company offered a lot of __________ jobs. attract
8. We often go to the theater at weekends for ____________. entertain
9. He is a famous____________ act
10. You must ____________ the answer you choose. dark
11. We have a lot of  ____________ in learning English. difficult
12. I felt very ____________ when I was a member of our school team. excite
13. He speaks English ____________ fluency
14. We are very proud of our____________ friend
15. He does exercise every morning, so he is very____________  health
16. Her parents’ ____________   makes her very sad. ill
17. News on TV is very ____________ inform
18. What is his ____________? nation
19. Everybody loves ____________beauty. nature
20. It is cloudy and ____________ today. rain
21. The ao dai is the ________________ dress of Vietnamese women. TRADITION
22. Tet holiday is the most important _________ for Vietnamese people. CELEBRATE
23. We have to be ______________ when riding our bikes on the streets. CARE
24. The old man walked _______________to the park. SLOW
25. The author’s _____________ is communicated through his song. HAPPY
26. They went to see most of the __________________places. INTEREST
27. His sudden _______________ must be  a shock to her and her family. DIE
28. The other _________________ admired him. COMLETE
29. We can only get their by plane. There is no ______________. CHOOSE
30. Doctors and _____ have reported on how we are all affected by the noise around us. SCIENCE
31. The __________ of the moon for the earth causes the tides. ATTRACT
32. Our team played __________. We lost. SUCCESS
33. It is said that Hue is a __________ city. PEACE
34. He came first in the __________. COMPETE
35. Good __________were the keys to the success of  the 23th  Sea Games. PREPARE
36. Your answer is __________ right. EXACT
37. She has one of the biggest stamp __________ in Britain. COLLECT
38. D. E. Huges was the __________ of microphone. INVENT
39. There are a lot of __________festivals in VietNam. TRADITION
40. They work hard in order to __________ good crops from poor soil. PRODUCT
41. Many tourists have been attracted by the __________ of Halong Bay. BEAUTIFUL
42. Designers have __________ the Ao Dai for ages. MODERN
43. She divorced him because of his __________ to the children. KIND
44. They love Thanh Lam because of her __________ voice. BEAUTY
45. Money can’t buy __________. HAPPY
46. Islam is one of the great world __________. RELIGIOUS
47. He learns very well and his parents are very __________ of him. PRIDE
48. They hate being __________ on their parents. DEPEND
49. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the __________ examination. WRITE
50. The weather was fine yesterday. It was __________ and sunny. CLOUD
51. She broke the vase because of her __________. CARE
52. I think English is an __________ subject. IMPORTANCE
53. Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well-known __________ in Vietnam. MUSIC
54. Many people enjoy the pleasure and __________ of living downtown. COVENIENT
55. He wants to make a good __________ on everyone he meets. IMPRESS
56. There were two __________ between the two programmes. DIFFER
57. There are many __________ programs at the Festival in Hue. CULTURE
58. He drives so __________ that he often has accidents. CARE
59. The computer is one of the most marvelous __________ in our modern age. INVENT
60. You must write your __________ form clearly. APPLY
61. He was very __________ of  the work he had done. PRIDE
62. The children are playing __________ on the beach. HAPPY
63. Some young people today have a very strange __________. APPEAR
64. You don’t have to do that work. In other words, it’s __________ for you. NECESSITY
65. Although she is rich, she lives __________. UNHAPPY
66. They went to see most of the __________ places. INTEREST
67. Air __________ makes us unhealthy. POLLUTE
68. They have made careful __________ for the demonstration. PREPARE
69. We all looked __________ after the summer holiday. HEALTH
70. I find that this magazine is very __________. INFORM
71. It was an __________ day. ENJOY
72. Thanks to television, people can get the latest __________ around the world quickly. INFORM
73. The Internet has __________ developed and became part of our daily life. INCREASE
74. Because of his __________ driving, she caused an accident. CARE
75. In recent years, there has been many __________ in science. DEVELOP
76. The plane arrived __________ after a violent storm. SAFE 
77. I had a good __________ on this film. IMPRESS
78. His result was __________ excellent. AMAZE
79. Wearing casual clothes helps students have freedom of __________. CHOOSE
80. Telephone is one of the greatest __________ in 19th century. INVENT
81. Van Cao is one of the most famous __________ in Viet Nam. MUSIC
82. I think the Internet is a __________ device to get information. USE
83. I sent her a letter last month but I have received no __________ from her. RESPOND
84. Food and clothing are __________ of life. NECESSARY
85. She can find no __________ to her financial troubles. SOLVE
86. All __________ to Washington are delayed because of the bad weather. FLY
87. The __________ of their house left them no place to live. DESTROY
88. We all looked __________ after the summer holidays. HEALTH
89. The next stage in the __________ of television is interactive TV. DEVELOP
90. The country’s official __________ of Malaysia is Islam. RELIGIOUS
91. I like this website because it is __________ for me. USE
92. I hope to speak English as __________ as my teacher.                         GOOD
93. The __________ of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE
94. He learns very well and his parents are __________ of him. PRIDE
95. Many __________ have made lots of changes to The Ao dai. DESIGN
96. Thousands of people have been made __________ by the flood. HOME
97. She was __________ because her mother was sick. HAPPY
98. What is the __________ between the ao dai nowadays and the one 100 years ago? DIFFERENT
99. The government has plans to __________ this city. MODERN
100. He is an __________ of this newspaper. EDITION

ANSWER KEY

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Word formation is of crucial importance in language learning. It gives a chance to enrich the vocabulary with the help of already-known roots and words. In this article, we will discuss affixation (adding suffixes and prefixes to the root) as a great word formation tool.

1. It is important for learners to know how to form nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. If the teacher intends to devote the lesson to noun formation suffixes, he/she may prepare a poster activity with a chart of different noun formation suffixes.

Learners are given a pack of verbs and they need to classify these verbs according to the appropriate noun formation suffIx (e.g. move, friend, revise, appear). This is a very useful activity since the learners work in groups and they come up with the forms rather than being provided with them. See an example of the chart below.

The same activity can be applied while teaching adjective or verb formation suffixes or prefixes.

2. A maze, aimed at recapping suffixes and prefixes, is a great revision activity of word formation. Students try to exit the maze looking for words which follow the same word formation rules. The task might be the following:

• find the right path choosing adjectives whose opposites start with the prefix in-.
• find adjectives which form nouns by adding ance/ ity, etc
• find the words with the correct word formation.

Students are timed and it adds extra competition spirit into the activity.
See an example of the maze activity here.

3. 3. The teacher prepares two sets of word card: prefixes/suffixes and words that fit the chosen prefixes/suffixes to create new words. Students select one card from the Words pile and try to match it with the appropriate prefix /suffix to make a new word, note the new word down, put the Words card aside, and continue until they have no Words cards left. They can play individually/in pairs, in groups, against the clock or against each other to make as many correct words as possible.

The example provided here is targeted at revising noun suffixes -ment, -tion, and -sion.

Parts of Speech Bingo is an old but a tried-and-tested way of not only teaching but also revising word formation. Teacher selects words he/she intends the students to revise and prepares bingo cards. The game can be played either in this way when learners call out names of parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb), students cross out one word at a time (even if they have several nouns on their bingo card) or read out a sentence with a gap. Students who have the fitting word say it out loud and cross it out.

5. Students stand/sit in a circle, you (or any other student) select a category (word building suffix or prefix), students pass the ball around saying the words without repeating them and you monitor whether they are correct. The first person to say the wrong word/not say anything at all is eliminated (leaves the circle). The game goes on until there are two players left. Change suffixes/prefixes for each new round. It is a super engaging game and helps the learners dig deep to find a word which fits the category.

All these games are nice tools to help learners memorize word formation affixes. In order to reinforce the material, learners may be asked to come up with sentences where they need to use some of the given words, make up stories, ask questions to their partners. In this way, the knowledge of these words seems more purposeful to them and they enjoy this great way of expanding their vocabulary.