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Word Formation Revision: by Trinh Thanh Trung - University of Pedagogy - Page 1 of 8
Word Formation Revision: by Trinh Thanh Trung - University of Pedagogy - Page 1 of 8
Word Formation Revision: by Trinh Thanh Trung - University of Pedagogy - Page 1 of 8
I. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the space.
1. Safety tests on old cars have been ____________________ throughout Europe. (STANDARD)
2. We eventually began the ____________________ task of sorting through his papers. (LABOUR)
3. Children normally feel a lot of ____________________ about their first day at school. (ANXIOUS)
4. Thats a very ____________________ flower arrangement you have there. (ART)
5. The engineering sector achieved significant ____________________ last year. (GROW)
6. He was ____________________ from a wound in his shoulder. (BLOOD)
7. Her first novel, ____________________ More Innocent Times, was published in 1977. (TITLE)
8. There is a(n) ____________________ simple explanation of what happened. (SUPPOSE)
9. Her face showed a(n) ____________________ of fear and excitement. (MIX)
10. The reports are treated as strictly____________________. (CONFIDENCE)
11. Watch how she does it and then do ____________________. (LIKE)
12. The painting consists of four ____________________ blocks of colour. (RECTANGLE)
13. The magazine offers tips on cutting your house ____________________ costs. (MAINTAIN)
14. The government has a policy of letting the ____________________ ill be cared for in the community. (MIND)
15. That staircase of theirs is the most beautiful piece of ____________________. (CARPENTER)
16. In the exam we had to write one ____________________ essay. (DESCRIBE)
17. Im not ____________________ to being treated like this. (CUSTOM)
18. Hundreds of mature trees were ____________________ in the storm. (ROOT)
19. How do we know humans ____________________ from apes? (EVOLUTION)
20. He had grown up in a(n) ____________________ because his mother could not take care of him. (ORPHAN)
21. A UN force has been sent in to try and ____________________ the area worst affected by the civil war. (PEACE)
22. I am simply trying to ____________________ the facts of the case. (CERTAIN)
23. If you come to the ____________________ at 10:30, the doctor will see you then. (SURGICAL)
24. In his later paintings he used a more ____________________ blend of colours. (HARMONY)
25. It was a(n) ____________________ of the Presidents involvement in secret arms deals that shocked the nation. (REVEAL)
26. She has that reserve and slight coldness of manner which is ____________________ English. (TYPE)
27. She is accused of playing a(n) ____________________ part in the plot. (NOBLE)
28. The company is ____________________ to new ideas at all times. (RECEIVE)
29. There were complaints that the advertisements were ____________________ to women. (OFFEND)
30. We are all ____________________ to you for your help. (DEBT)
31. The company is keen to develop its own ____________________ in the area of computer programming. (EXPERT)
32. He was ____________________ about his looks, spending hours in the gym. (VANITY)
33. They knew that a vaccine for the virus was ____________________ possible. (THEORY)
34. Over 30,000 ____________________ will run in the New York marathon. (COMPETE)
35. The names of all the dead were ____________________ on the monument. (SCRIPT)
36. The new director of the TV station is likely to make major changes in ____________________. (PERSON)
37. Theyve got a model village that you can visit, with all the buildings and roads in ____________________. (MINI)
38. They claim that the fall in unemployment is based on a(n) ____________________ manipulation of statistics. (FRAUD)
39. The company was inefficient because it was highly ___________________. (BUREAU)
40. Gathered all together in the church, they are going to ____________________ those who lost their lives in the Great War.
(MEMORY)
41. He is the author of three books and ____________________ articles. (NUMBER)
42. That was one of the most ____________________ exhibitions Ive seen. (SPECTACLE)
43. Theyve got very ____________________ kids, as I remember. (QUARREL)
44. Kate was driven to the church for her wedding in a horse-drawn ____________________. (CARRY)
45. There is something wrong with anyone who is so ____________________ rude. (HABIT)
46. The police have taken the ____________________ of every man in the neighbourhood who matched the rapists description.
(FINGER)
47. Plants keep cool during the summer by ____________________ water from their leaves. (VAPOUR)
48. The streets were ____________________ with strings of coloured lights. (LUMINOUS)
49. ____________________, the side effects of the drugs were not discovered until many people had been seriously damaged by
it. (TRAGEDY)
50. The ____________________ of old technology has slowed the companys growth. (RETAIN)
51. They regarded him as the ____________________ of their country. (SAVE)
52. She bought a(n) ____________________ about the castle from the tourist office. (BOOK)
53. Its impossible to prove ____________________ that the factory is responsible for the pollution. (CONCLUDE)
54. The ____________________ sounds made by young babies were very similar to those used in early speech. (VOICE)
55. Children from a(n) ____________________ background are statistically more likely to become involved in crime.
(PRIVILEGE)
56. The line between the real and the ____________________ is very blurred in the film world. (FABLE)
57. This attack on a defenceless elderly person is an act of purely ____________________. (COWARD)
58. A UN force has been sent in to try and ____________________ the area worst affected by the civil war. (PEACE)
59. The program will take a detailed and ____________________ look at the problem of homelessness. (PROVOKE)
60. He became editor of the ____________________ Irish journal The Bell. (LEGEND)
61. Vitamin C increases the ____________________ of iron from food. (ABSORB)
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62. The players were ____________________ by the referees decision. (FURY)
63. If you are sweating a lot you should wear a(n) ____________________. (ODOUR)
64. They executed Russias ____________________ family in 1918. (EMPIRE)
65. The window-dresser has arranged the clothes very ____________________ in the windows of the department store. (ART)
66. She scooped up a(n) ____________________ of sand and let it truckle through her fingers. (HAND)
67. It is ____________________ for companies to provide details of their industrial processes. (OBLIGE)
68. The seller usually pays a commission to the ____________________ or auction company based on a percentage of the final
sale price. (AUCTION)
69. The main ____________________ of pension equality so far have been men. (BENEFIT)
70. Falling coffee prices have ____________________ many Third World economies. (POOR)
71. The first inhabitants of Iceland were a group of ____________________ families who settled on the island in AD 874.
(NORWAY)
72. There was disagreement about whether the country needs to maintain a ____________________. (DETER)
73. Hundreds of ____________________ from the war zone have arrived in the city and we are trying to find homes for them.
(EVACUATE)
74. ____________________ patients are often given exercises to help prevent their muscles from becoming stiff. (BED)
75. It was this passion for fast cars that led to his ____________________ death at the age of 33. (TIME)
76. Every effort is made to ____________________ any errors before the book is printed. (RIGHT)
77. In a recent opinion poll, a majority of ____________________ were against nuclear weapons. (RESPONSE)
78. Her mouth is ____________________ lipsticked and her eyes are wide open with anticipation. (SEDUCE)
79. The script has a refreshing ____________________ and sparkle. (SPONTANEOUS)
80. Its better to be a(n) ____________________ and eat a variety of plant and animals in case there is a shortage of one
particular kind of food. (VORE)
81. The band performed very ____________________ in the concert last night. (IMPRESS)
82. Teenagers always try to be ____________________ of their parents. (DEPEND)
83. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is ____________________. (POLLUTE)
84. Her boring essay is the ____________________ one that I have ever read. (LENGTH)
85. My opinion is that ghosts are ____________________. There are no ghosts in this world. (EXIST)
86. At the end of the concert, the audience gave the young pianist a(n) ____________________ ovation. (STAND)
87. The university has ____________________ the use of dictionaries during language examinations. (AUTHOR)
88. A dilemma is a situation where a difficult choice has to be made between two, sometimes unpleasant,
____________________ (ALTERNATE)
89. It is very difficult to find Mrs. Burtons shop, for it was ____________________ from all others in the street.
(DISTINGUISH)
90. When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the ____________________ hospitality of the fans. (COMPARE)
91. The teachers criticism has ____________________ Toms interest in learning. (DIE)
92. The staffs bad behaviour has brought ____________________ to the whole company. (GRACEFUL)
93. Panda is ____________________ to China only. (NATION)
94. Traditional ____________________ are a good source of fun and entertainment. (CELEBRATE)
95. The public were angry with the Ministers ____________________ to tell the truth about the bribery. (REFUSE)
96. Young children should be well aware of their ____________________ manner. (BEHAVE)
97. Please put the books back to where you took them. Dont ____________________ any of them. (PLACE)
98. The ____________________ are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30. (FLY)
99. Ive never met such a strong man. His energy seems ____________________. (EXHAUST)
100. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ____________________. (INSECT)
101. Dont you know that your good result will make your parents ____________________ proud of you? (MEASURE)
102. Be careful. You may be ____________________ to put all your eggs in one basket. (ADVICE)
103. The boy watched the performance of the tigers, ____________________ with amazement. (BREATHE)
104. I would like to express my admiration for his ____________________ of knowledge. (PROFOUND)
105. The cancellation of the case resulted from the ____________________ in court of the defendant resulted in. (APPEAR)
106. The ____________________ of the Ministry of Education announced the date of the graduation exam. (SPEAK)
107. Mercedes is a very ____________________ car. (DEPEND)
108. There should be ____________________ staff in case someone is absent and needs to be replaced. (STAND)
109. Youll be punished for all your ____________________. (DO)
110. With all the modern facilities, doing housework is still very ____________________. (CONSUME)
111. As ____________________ as he is, its not surprising that he believed their lies. (IMPRESS)
112. Our factories, cars and power stations may poison the environment with ____________________ gases and chemical waste.
(POLLUTE)
113. The monument was erected in ____________________ of the fallen soldiers for posterity. (REMEMBER)
114. Being a career woman, Angelina devoted herself exclusively to ____________________ her career. (FAR)
115. Hopefully, patients infected with influenza A/H1N1 can be treated with ____________________ drugs like Tamiflu and
Relenza. (VIRUS)
116. Urban sewage and industrial waste that man discharges into the sea have a(n) ____________________ effect on marine life.
(DELETE)
117. We should make young people realize that drug-taking is ____________________. (DESTROY)
II. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the space.
A Use these words with the prepositions below to make compound nouns. Write the nouns in the correct column.
let draw lay set break print come
fall take cut turn look put
D Most compound nouns need to split into verb + preposition to become a verb (e.g. to take over, to lay out, to cut back in
Exercise A). Some verbs from compound nouns remain as a single word. Fill in the gaps below with suitable single-word verbs
and nouns using the word given in capitals.
1. GRADE
a. We need to ____________________ the software on the computer every two years.
b. Ive booked economy but I wondered if I could have a(n) ____________________ to business class.
2. DATE
a. I wondered if you could give me a(n) ____________________ on whats happening on the project.
b. Im sorry, we dont have your current address we need to ____________________ our records.
3. SET
a. She caused a huge ____________________ when she refused to continue with the project.
b. I was very ____________________ at the way he spoke to me!
E Complete each gap with a suitable form of one of these words from Exercises A-D.
draw pay put go come deep sight
MOTIVATING MILLIONAIRES
How can a contemporary football coach expect to make any real impression on the very wealthy young men in elite football
teams like Manchester United? The problem is how to motivate people who have enormous salaries; its the opposite of many
managers, who are trying to motivate their (1) ____________________ workers. One football coach did a(n) (2)
____________________ study in the USA, where million-dollar contracts to sportsmen have been commonplace for years, to see
how their coaches solved the problem. He found that looking at this gave him a real (3) ____________________ into dealing with
millionaire athletes. He said, Its a matter of trying to instil selflessness. For the best (4) ____________________, you have to
make them feel its we rather than me that matters. When I took over my current job I found that the (5)
____________________ coach had mainly just analysed the opposition and how best to operate against them. But I felt I needed
to reassure people and resolve their doubts about themselves and their place in the club. And once the training session is over,
what really makes a difference is my personal (6) ____________________ whereby I take a real interest in the players. One (7)
____________________ is that a lot of players now dont want to start at the bottom. They want an assistant managers job at
least. But you only get experience through working your way up through the ranks.
F Match the highlighted expressions in the text above with these meanings.
1. Learn a job by working in the most low-level position first.
2. Make somebody feel more confident or sure of themselves.
3. Normal, usual, typical.
4. Have an effect on somebody.
5. Best, most skilled or most experienced.