Word formation sentences wf015

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Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank!

1. He gave us a detailed ____________________ of how the accident happened. (DESCRIBE)

2. He moved to the United ____________________a few years ago. (KING)

3. She has been doing research work as a ____________________. (SCIENCE)

4. I wanted to ____________________but Dad cut me off at once. (APOLOGY)

5. Most bird species are under ____________________by law. (PROTECT)

6. We enjoyed the ____________________of the ski hut at night. (WARM)

7. He is the most famous ____________________who has ever had an exhibition in this gallery.

(ART)

8. After his mother’s ____________________he moved to South America. (DIE)

9. I didn’t tell him the whole ____________________. (TRUE)

10. Who was the last Roman ____________________? (EMPIRE)

11. Can you tell me the ____________________of the new restaurant? (LOCATE)

12. The hotel offers a great ____________________of activities tourists can do. (SELECT)

13. The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely ____________________. (FASCINATE)

14. ____________________, we didn’t get caught cheating. (LUCK)

15. He likes reading ____________________. (POEM)

16. Even the FBI could not solve the ____________________crime. (MYSTERY)

17. She runs a ____________________business in Los Angeles. (SUCCEED)

18. They are doing some research on the ____________________of nuclear weapons.

(DESTROY)

19. ____________________is a characteristic that many politicians lack. (HONEST)

20. Mum didn’t go up to the top because she is afraid of ____________________. (HIGH)

21. It has snowed ____________________in the last 24 hours. (CONSIDER)

22. We were ____________________that our mother would survive surgery and get better soon.

(HOPE)

23. There were a lot of ____________________parts that she did not understand. (MEANING)

24. After a few days, the family reported the ____________________to the police. (APPEAR)

25. We still didn’t know the ____________________of the refugees. (NATION)

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1. _________________ people are not always the happiest. (WEALTH)

2. There was an _________________ line of cars waiting to cross the border. (END)

3. He runs a _________________ restaurant near the beach. (FASHION)

4. The new cars are equipped with very _________________ engines. (POWER)

5. It was at a very early age that she decided to become a _________________. (MUSIC)

6. She deserved the _________________ she was given by the headmistress. (PUNISH)

7. The refugees got _________________ from the local police force. (PROTECT)

8. _________________, a number of people died in the accident. (FORTUNATE)

9. It was very _________________ at the disco, so we decided to go somewhere else. (NOISE)

10.We _________________ eat out. In most cases we get some takeaway food. (RARE)

11.There are thousands of _________________ people in the large cities of the

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B1 Word Formation Sentences WF014 
Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank! 
1. _________________ people are not always the happiest. (WEALTH) 
2. There was an _________________ line of cars waiting to cross the border. (END) 
3. He runs a _________________ restaurant near the beach. (FASHION) 
4. The new cars are equipped with very _________________ engines. (POWER) 
5. It was at a very early age that she decided to become a _________________. (MUSIC) 
6. She deserved the _________________ she was given by the headmistress. (PUNISH) 
7. The refugees got _________________ from the local police force. (PROTECT) 
8. _________________, a number of people died in the accident. (FORTUNATE) 
9. It was very _________________ at the disco, so we decided to go somewhere else. (NOISE) 
10. We _________________ eat out. In most cases we get some takeaway food. (RARE) 
11. There are thousands of _________________ people in the large cities of the world. (HOME) 
12. Use your _________________ and think of something that will work. (IMAGINE) 
13. If you accept this job you will have an enormous _________________ towards your 
colleagues. (RESPONSIBLE) 
14. The test was _________________ easy. We were finished in no time. (SURPRISE) 
15. The pupils thought they were treated _________________ by the teacher and wrote a 
protest letter to the headmaster. (FAIR) 
16. She didn't give us any information that turned out to be very _________________. (USE) 
17. The politician's _________________ did not come to the event. (SUPPORT) 
18. It was _________________ to see anything in the thick fog. (POSSIBLE) 
19. There are _________________ methods of succeeding. (VARY) 
20. The train was very _________________, and we had to stand. (CROWD) 
21. He took a lot of _________________ with him because it would be a long expedition. 
(EQUIP) 
22. I _________________ eating alone. I always have to have someone to talk to. (LIKE) 
23. The student council provided financial and _______________ help for new students. 
(PRACTICE) 
24. The newspaper is delivered to my doorstep _____________ at 5 in the morning. (REGULAR) 
25. The drive up to the mountains ended with a _________________ view of the sea. (FANTASY) 
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1. Wealthy people are not always the happiest. (WEALTH) 
2. There was an endless line of cars waiting to cross the border. (END) 
3. He runs a fashionable restaurant near the beach. (FASHION) 
4. The new cars are equipped with very powerful engines. (POWER) 
5. It was at a very early age that she decided to become a musician. (MUSIC) 
6. She deserved the punishment she was given by the headmistress. (PUNISH) 
7. The refugees got protection from the local police force. (PROTECT) 
8. Unfortunately, a number of people died in the accident. (FORTUNATE) 
9. It was very noisy at the disco, so we decided to go somewhere else. (NOISE) 
10. We rarely eat out. In most cases we get some takeaway food. (RARE) 
11. There are thousands of homeless people in the large cities of the world. (HOME) 
12. Use your imagination and think of something that will work. (IMAGINE) 
13. If you accept this job you will have an enormous responsibility towards your 
colleagues. (RESPONSIBLE) 
14. The test was surprisingly easy. We were finished in no time. (SURPRISE) 
15. The pupils thought they were treated unfairly by the teacher and wrote a protest letter 
to the headmaster. (FAIR) 
16. She didn't give us any information that turned out to be very useful. (USE) 
17. The politician's supporters did not come to the event. (SUPPORT) 
18. It was impossible to see anything in the thick fog. (POSSIBLE) 
19. There are various methods of succeeding. (VARY) 
20. The train was very crowded, and we had to stand. (CROWD) 
21. He took a lot of equipment with him because it would be a long expedition. (EQUIP) 
22. I dislike eating alone. I always have to have someone to talk to. (LIKE) 
23. The student council provided financial and practical help for new students. (PRACTICE) 
24. The newspaper is delivered to my doorstep regularly at 5 in the morning. (REGULAR) 
25. The drive up to the mountains ended with a fantastic view of the sea. (FANTASY) 

Task Type: Word formation.
Focus: Vocabulary.
Format: A text containing 8 gaps. Each gap represents a word. At the end of the line is a ‘prompt’ word which you have to change in some way to complete the sentence correctly.
Number of questions: 8.
How many marks are there: One mark for each correct answer.

What is testing:

• conversions from noun to adjective
• conversions from verb to noun
• conversions from adjective to adverb
• conversions from verb to adjective
• conversions from a positive to negative form
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General Advice:

• Never leave the base word unchanged.
• Look at each sentence and decide what kind of word is required.
• Check the spelling carefully.
• The words you need might have to change into a negative or a plural.

cambridge english: ADVANCED (cea) 
WORD FORMATION

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